sell_stock_stop_limit

THE RISK

High Risk

Why sell_stock_stop_limit needs a policy

This tool executes a financial market order (stop-limit sell) that is conditional and affects trading positions. While it operates in a paper trading environment (mitigating Financial severity), it still represents Execute-category behavior: it runs an operation with external side effects that depend critically on the arguments provided (stop price, limit price, stock symbol, quantity).

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Place a stop-limit sell order for stocks'. The sibling context confirms this is a paper trading system with 'real market data', and the tool initiates an order execution (a stop-limit sell) that triggers external market operations…

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

POLICY

How to control sell_stock_stop_limit

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 sell_stock_stop_limit:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "sell_stock_stop_limit": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "sell_stock_stop_limit_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

sell_stock_stop_limit stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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FAQ

Questions about sell_stock_stop_limit

What does the sell_stock_stop_limit tool do? +

Place a stop-limit sell order for stocks. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Open Paper Trading MCP MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on sell_stock_stop_limit? +

Register the Open Paper Trading MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sell_stock_stop_limit: 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 sell_stock_stop_limit? +

sell_stock_stop_limit is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit sell_stock_stop_limit? +

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

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

sell_stock_stop_limit 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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