total_dividends
Gets total dividends received across all time.
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What total_dividends does on Open Stocks MCP
AI agents call total_dividends 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 total_dividends is rated Low
This tool retrieves aggregated financial information (dividend history) from the user's account. It performs no mutations, does not execute trades or financial transactions, and does not delete or modify data. The query nature and lack of side effects place it in the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'total_dividends' combined with description 'Gets total dividends received across all time' indicates a read-only query operation that retrieves historical dividend data without modifying any state.
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The rule that runs total_dividends 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 total_dividends, this is the rule to start with:
total_dividends 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 total_dividends call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about total_dividends
Gets total dividends received across all time. 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 total_dividends: 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.
total_dividends 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 total_dividends 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 total_dividends. 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.
total_dividends 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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