Returns the monthly manufacturers' new orders of durable goods in the United States
AI agents call get_durables to retrieve information from AlphaVantage MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves historical economic data (durable goods orders) from the AlphaVantage API. It performs a simple read/query operation with no side effects, data modification, code execution, or financial transaction capability. The data returned is public economic statistics. Severity is low because misuse would only result in information disclosure or API quota consumption, not harmful operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_durables' and description 'Returns the monthly manufacturers' new orders of durable goods in the United States' indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification or execution capability.
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Returns the monthly manufacturers' new orders of durable goods in the United States. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AlphaVantage MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AlphaVantage MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_durables: 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 AlphaVantage MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_durables 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_durables 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_durables. 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_durables is provided by the AlphaVantage MCP Server MCP server (lifejwang11/alphavantage-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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