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get_portfolio_summary

Get portfolio summary with key performance metrics

How to control get_portfolio_summary ↓

What get_portfolio_summary does on Open Paper Trading MCP

AI agents call get_portfolio_summary to retrieve information from Open Paper Trading MCP 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 get_portfolio_summary needs a policy

This tool retrieves and displays portfolio information (summary, performance metrics) with no side effects. It is a read-only query operation. Even though it operates in a financial context (paper trading), it does not move money, commit financial obligations, or execute trades—it only retrieves existing data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_portfolio_summary' and description 'Get portfolio summary with key performance metrics' indicate a retrieval operation that queries portfolio data without modifying or executing any transactions.

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

How to control get_portfolio_summary

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

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

get_portfolio_summary 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 Open Paper Trading MCP — 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 get_portfolio_summary

What does the get_portfolio_summary tool do? +

Get portfolio summary with key performance metrics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Open Paper Trading MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_portfolio_summary? +

Register the Open Paper Trading MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_portfolio_summary: 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 Open Paper Trading MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_portfolio_summary? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_portfolio_summary? +

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

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

get_portfolio_summary is provided by the Open Paper Trading MCP server (open-agent-tools/open-paper-trading-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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