get_live_orders
AI agents call get_live_orders to retrieve information from IB Analytics MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The 'get_' prefix is a strong signal of a read-only retrieval operation. While the description is empty and confidence is reduced due to lack of explicit confirmation, the semantic context—a portfolio analytics server where 'get_live_orders' would naturally fetch current order data for analysis—points to Read rather than Execute or Write. No data destruction, financial transactions, or code execution is indicated.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_live_orders' indicates retrieval of order data without modification. The empty description is uninformative, but the tool's placement alongside analytical tools (analyze_*) and order management (add_limit_order) on an Interactive Brokers…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_live_orders. It is categorised as a Read tool in the IB Analytics MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the IB Analytics MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_live_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.
get_live_orders 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_live_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 get_live_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.
get_live_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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