schwab_sell_stock_limit

Place a limit sell order for stock.

SERVEROpen Stocks MCP SOURCEopen-agent-tools/open-stocks-mcp

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What schwab_sell_stock_limit does on Open Stocks MCP

AI agents use schwab_sell_stock_limit to commit financial operations through Open Stocks MCP, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

RISK

Why schwab_sell_stock_limit is rated Critical

This tool places a sell order for stock through a broker API (Schwab), which directly commits a financial transaction. Misuse could result in unintended stock sales, financial losses, or market exposure changes. This is clearly a financial operation with critical blast radius if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's definition Place a limit sell order for stock

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs schwab_sell_stock_limit 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_sell_stock_limit, this is the rule to start with:

schwab_sell_stock_limit Approval-gated

Any call to schwab_sell_stock_limit is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "schwab_sell_stock_limit": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Open Stocks MCP, apply this rule, and every schwab_sell_stock_limit call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about schwab_sell_stock_limit

What does the schwab_sell_stock_limit tool do? +

Place a limit sell order for stock. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Open Stocks MCP MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on schwab_sell_stock_limit? +

Register the Open Stocks MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for schwab_sell_stock_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 Stocks MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is schwab_sell_stock_limit? +

schwab_sell_stock_limit is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit schwab_sell_stock_limit? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the schwab_sell_stock_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 schwab_sell_stock_limit completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for schwab_sell_stock_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 schwab_sell_stock_limit? +

schwab_sell_stock_limit 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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