schwab_portfolio
Get Schwab portfolio positions for a specific account.
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What schwab_portfolio does on Open Stocks MCP
AI agents call schwab_portfolio 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_portfolio is rated Low
This tool retrieves account portfolio data without side effects. Although the server provides trading capabilities and financial operations, this specific tool is a read-only query of existing positions. The low severity reflects that misuse would leak financial information rather than move money or execute trades. Read access to account positions is a standard, low-risk operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate retrieval: 'Get Schwab portfolio positions for a specific account' — a query operation with no modification or execution.
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The rule that runs schwab_portfolio 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_portfolio, this is the rule to start with:
schwab_portfolio is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Open Stocks MCP, apply this rule, and every schwab_portfolio call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about schwab_portfolio
Get Schwab portfolio positions for a specific account. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Open Stocks MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Open Stocks MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for schwab_portfolio: 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 Stocks MCP. Nothing to install.
schwab_portfolio 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 schwab_portfolio 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 schwab_portfolio. 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.
schwab_portfolio is provided by the Open Stocks MCP server (open-agent-tools/open-stocks-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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