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What pm_get_market_data does on Basis MCP Server
AI agents call pm_get_market_data to retrieve information from Basis MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why pm_get_market_data is rated Low
This tool retrieves market data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. Even though the data is labeled 'private,' the function is fundamentally a query/read operation. No destructive, financial, or executable actions are performed.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'pm_get_market_data' and description 'Get private market data' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'Get' confirms data fetching without modification or execution of state-changing operations.
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The rule that runs pm_get_market_data safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Basis MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For pm_get_market_data, this is the rule to start with:
pm_get_market_data is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Basis MCP Server, apply this rule, and every pm_get_market_data call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about pm_get_market_data
Get private market data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Basis MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Basis MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pm_get_market_data: 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 Basis MCP Server. Nothing to install.
pm_get_market_data 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 pm_get_market_data 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 pm_get_market_data. 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.
pm_get_market_data is provided by the Basis MCP Server MCP server (launch-on-basis/mcp-ts). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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