Get order book depth (bids and asks) for a symbol. Use for spread, liquidity, or best bid/ask.
AI agents call pionex_market_get_depth to retrieve information from Pionex Trade without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Price levels (1-100), default 5 |
symbol | string | Yes | e.g. BTC_USDT |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves public market data (order book depth) without modifying any state, executing code, or affecting financial accounts. It is purely informational and carries minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it cannot cause harm through data retrieval alone.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get order book depth (bids and asks) for a symbol)' — a pure retrieval operation with no side effects. The use cases listed ('spread, liquidity, or best bid/ask') are all read-only market data queries.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get order book depth (bids and asks) for a symbol. Use for spread, liquidity, or best bid/ask. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pionex Trade MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
pionex_market_get_depth accepts 2 parameters: limit, symbol. Required: symbol. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Pionex Trade MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pionex_market_get_depth: 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 Pionex Trade. Nothing to install.
pionex_market_get_depth 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 pionex_market_get_depth 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 pionex_market_get_depth. 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.
pionex_market_get_depth is provided by the Pionex Trade MCP server (@pionex/pionex-trade-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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