Retrieves and formats all current positions in the portfolio.
AI agents call get_positions_tool to retrieve information from Alpaca MCP Gold Standard without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation that retrieves existing portfolio position data. It has no side effects, does not execute trades, modify data, delete anything, or involve financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_positions_tool' and description 'Retrieves and formats all current positions in the portfolio' indicate a query operation that reads portfolio data without modification or execution of trades.
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Retrieves and formats all current positions in the portfolio. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Alpaca MCP Gold Standard MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Alpaca MCP Gold Standard MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_positions_tool: 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 Alpaca MCP Gold Standard. Nothing to install.
get_positions_tool is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_positions_tool 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 get_positions_tool. 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.
get_positions_tool is provided by the Alpaca MCP Gold Standard MCP server (joravetz/alpaca-mcp-gold). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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