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intel_commodity_quotes

Get commodity futures quotes: gold, silver, crude oil (WTI & Brent), natural gas, corn, wheat, soybeans from Yahoo Finance.

How to control intel_commodity_quotes ↓

What intel_commodity_quotes does on Threat Intelligence MCP Server

AI agents call intel_commodity_quotes to retrieve information from Threat Intelligence 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 intel_commodity_quotes needs a policy

This tool purely queries and returns publicly available commodity price data. It has no side effects—it cannot modify market data, execute trades, trigger financial transactions, or alter any state. While commodity price information exists in a financial context, the tool itself only reads/displays data.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves commodity futures quotes from Yahoo Finance. The description uses 'Get' which indicates data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or code execution capability.

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

How to control intel_commodity_quotes

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

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

intel_commodity_quotes 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 Threat Intelligence 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 intel_commodity_quotes

What does the intel_commodity_quotes tool do? +

Get commodity futures quotes: gold, silver, crude oil (WTI & Brent), natural gas, corn, wheat, soybeans from Yahoo Finance. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Threat Intelligence MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on intel_commodity_quotes? +

Register the Threat Intelligence MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for intel_commodity_quotes: 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 Threat Intelligence MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is intel_commodity_quotes? +

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

Can I rate-limit intel_commodity_quotes? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the intel_commodity_quotes 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 intel_commodity_quotes completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for intel_commodity_quotes. 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 intel_commodity_quotes? +

intel_commodity_quotes is provided by the Threat Intelligence MCP Server MCP server (marc-shade/world-intel-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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