Get details of a specific watchlist
AI agents call ig_get_watchlist to retrieve information from IG Trading MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries watchlist information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read-only operation that returns existing data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ig_get_watchlist' and description 'Get details of a specific watchlist' indicate retrieval of watchlist data with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get details of a specific watchlist. It is categorised as a Read tool in the IG Trading MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the IG Trading MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ig_get_watchlist: 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 IG Trading MCP. Nothing to install.
ig_get_watchlist 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 ig_get_watchlist 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 ig_get_watchlist. 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.
ig_get_watchlist is provided by the IG Trading MCP server (kea0811/ig-trading-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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