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What purchase_leveraged_token does on Bybit
AI agents use purchase_leveraged_token to commit financial operations through Bybit, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why purchase_leveraged_token is rated Critical
Purchasing a leveraged token involves spending funds to acquire a financial instrument. This is a direct financial transaction with real monetary consequences, placing it in the Financial category. The severity is critical because an AI agent misusing this tool could make unauthorized purchases of leveraged tokens, resulting in significant financial losses.
From the tool's definition Purchase a leveraged token" — explicitly commits a financial transaction by buying a leveraged token on the Bybit exchange.
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The rule that runs purchase_leveraged_token safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Bybit, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For purchase_leveraged_token, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to purchase_leveraged_token is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Bybit, apply this rule, and every purchase_leveraged_token call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about purchase_leveraged_token
Purchase a leveraged token. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Bybit MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Bybit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for purchase_leveraged_token: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Bybit. Nothing to install.
purchase_leveraged_token is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the purchase_leveraged_token rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for purchase_leveraged_token. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
purchase_leveraged_token is provided by the Bybit MCP server (johnnywic/bybit-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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