AI agents call account_get_balance to retrieve information from Okx Trade without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ccy | string | — | e.g. BTC or BTC,ETH. Omit for all. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool queries and retrieves account balance information without modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It is a read-only operation that returns financial account data. While the data is financial in nature, the tool itself performs no financial transactions, movements of funds, or commitments.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'account_get_balance' and description 'Get account balance for trading account. Returns balances for all currencies or a specific one.' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get account balance for trading account. Returns balances for all currencies or a specific one. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Okx Trade MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
account_get_balance accepts 1 parameter: ccy. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Okx Trade MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for account_get_balance: 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 Okx Trade. Nothing to install.
account_get_balance 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 account_get_balance 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 account_get_balance. 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.
account_get_balance is provided by the Okx Trade MCP server (@okx_ai/okx-trade-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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