# hl_open_position

Open a leveraged perpetual position on Hyperliquid with market or limit order

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `hl_open_position`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/hl-open-position

## Facts

- Tool: `hl_open_position`
- Server: Waiaas (`minhoyoo-iotrust/waiaas`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/minhoyoo-iotrust/WAIaaS
- Risk category: Financial (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Approval-gated

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "hl_open_position",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why hl_open_position is rated Critical

This tool opens leveraged perpetual (derivatives) trading positions, which directly commits financial capital with amplified risk. Misuse could result in significant financial losses due to leverage, liquidation risk, and market exposure. This is a Financial category action with critical severity due to the leveraged nature of perpetual futures trading.

From the tool's own definition: "Open a leveraged perpetual position on Hyperliquid with market or limit order"

## Use case

AI agents use hl_open_position to commit financial operations through Waiaas, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Approval-gated**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Waiaas:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "hl_open_position": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Waiaas (125)

- `cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/cancel-order.md
- `hl_cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/hl-cancel-order.md
- `pm_cancel_all` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/pm-cancel-all.md
- `pm_cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/pm-cancel-order.md
- `remove_liquidity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/remove-liquidity.md
- `build_userop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/build-userop.md
- `call_contract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/call-contract.md
- `encode_calldata` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/encode-calldata.md
- `execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/execute.md
- `hl_set_leverage` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/hl-set-leverage.md
- `hl_spot_cancel` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/hl-spot-cancel.md
- `request_validation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/request-validation.md
- `sign_message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/sign-message.md
- `sign_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/sign-transaction.md
- `sign_userop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/sign-userop.md
- `simulate_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/simulate-transaction.md
- `aave_borrow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/aave-borrow.md
- `aave_repay` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/aave-repay.md
- `aave_supply` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/aave-supply.md
- `aave_withdraw` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/aave-withdraw.md
- `bridge` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/bridge.md
- `buy_pt` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/buy-pt.md
- `buy_yt` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/buy-yt.md
- `cross_swap` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/cross-swap.md
- `dex_swap` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/dex-swap.md
- `drift_close_position` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/drift-close-position.md
- `drift_modify_position` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/drift-modify-position.md
- `drift_open_position` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/drift-open-position.md
- `drift_withdraw_margin` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/drift-withdraw-margin.md
- `erc8128_sign_request` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas/erc8128-sign-request.md
- …and 95 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/minhoyoo-iotrust-waiaas