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list_available_pairs

List all available forex pairs organized by category.

How to control list_available_pairs ↓

What list_available_pairs does on TradingView MCP Server

AI agents call list_available_pairs to retrieve information from TradingView MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why list_available_pairs needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries available trading pair data without modifying, executing code, deleting, or moving funds. It has no side effects and poses minimal risk—an agent can only retrieve information about which pairs exist. Severity is low because misuse results in information retrieval only, with no financial, destructive, or execution impact.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_available_pairs' and description 'List all available forex pairs organized by category' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'list' is explicitly a Read operation.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_available_pairs gives an agent:

How to control list_available_pairs

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and TradingView MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_available_pairs:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_available_pairs": {}
  }
}

list_available_pairs is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register TradingView MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about list_available_pairs

What does the list_available_pairs tool do? +

List all available forex pairs organized by category. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TradingView MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on list_available_pairs? +

Register the TradingView MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_available_pairs: 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 TradingView MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is list_available_pairs? +

list_available_pairs is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit list_available_pairs? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_available_pairs 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.

How do I block list_available_pairs completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_available_pairs. 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.

What MCP server provides list_available_pairs? +

list_available_pairs is provided by the TradingView MCP Server MCP server (lev-corrupted/tradingviewmcpserver). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every TradingView MCP Server tool call.

Start from TradingView MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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