copy_ticks_range
AI agents call copy_ticks_range to retrieve information from MetaTrader 5 MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
In the MetaTrader 5 API, 'copy_ticks_range' is a well-known function that retrieves tick data within a specified time range. It is a read-only data access operation with no side effects. Confidence is slightly reduced because the description is empty, but the naming pattern and server context strongly suggest this is a read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'copy_ticks_range' — sibling tools include 'copy_rates_from', 'copy_rates_from_pos', 'copy_rates_range', all of which are data-retrieval functions in MetaTrader 5 API for historical market data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
copy_ticks_range. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MetaTrader 5 MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MetaTrader 5 MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for copy_ticks_range: 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 MetaTrader 5 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
copy_ticks_range 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 copy_ticks_range 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 copy_ticks_range. 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.
copy_ticks_range is provided by the MetaTrader 5 MCP Server MCP server (jorgearturoyap-debug/metatrader-5-for-chatgpt-desktop). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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