schwab_option_quote

What schwab_option_quote does on Open Stocks MCP

AI agents call schwab_option_quote to retrieve information from Open Stocks MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why schwab_option_quote is rated Low

This tool queries market data (an option quote) and returns information without side effects. It is a read-only retrieval operation analogous to a search or fetch. While the server provides trading capabilities (evidenced by sibling tools), this specific tool does not execute trades, modify positions, or commit financial transactions — it merely reports pricing information.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'schwab_option_quote' and description 'Get a single option contract quote' — retrieves current pricing data for an option contract specified by expiration, strike, and type. No modification, deletion, or execution of trades occurs.

The rule that runs schwab_option_quote safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Open Stocks MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For schwab_option_quote, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "schwab_option_quote": {}
  }
}

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