Cancel all open orders via IB Client Portal Gateway (emergency use)
AI agents call cancel_all_orders to permanently remove resources in IB Analytics MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Cancelling all open orders is an irreversible action that immediately removes all pending trades from the market. This has significant financial consequences as it can disrupt trading strategies, stop-loss orders, and hedging positions. The description explicitly labels it 'emergency use', acknowledging its drastic nature.
From the tool's definition 'Cancel all open orders' and 'emergency use' — permanently cancels all open orders with no indication of reversibility
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Cancel all open orders via IB Client Portal Gateway (emergency use). It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the IB Analytics MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the IB Analytics MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cancel_all_orders: 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 IB Analytics MCP Server. Nothing to install.
cancel_all_orders is a Destructive 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 cancel_all_orders 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 cancel_all_orders. 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.
cancel_all_orders is provided by the IB Analytics MCP Server MCP server (knishioka/ib-sec-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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