Get ticks from a specified symbol starting from the specified date. Args: symbol: Symbol name date_from: Start date for tick retrieval count: Number of ticks to retrieve flags: Type of requested ticks Returns: List[Dict[str, Any]]: List of ticks.
AI agents call copy_ticks_from_date to retrieve information from MetaTrader 5 MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool purely queries and returns historical market tick data from MetaTrader 5. It has no ability to place trades, modify orders, or alter any state. The blast radius if misused is minimal — at most it could expose market data, but it cannot cause financial loss or data modification.
From the tool's definition 'Get ticks from a specified symbol starting from the specified date' — retrieves historical tick data with no side effects
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access copy_ticks_from_date gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MetaTrader 5 MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for copy_ticks_from_date:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"copy_ticks_from_date": {}
}
}copy_ticks_from_date is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get ticks from a specified symbol starting from the specified date. Args: symbol: Symbol name date_from: Start date for tick retrieval count: Number of ticks to retrieve flags: Type of requested ticks Returns: List[Dict[str, Any]]: List of ticks. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MetaTrader 5 MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MetaTrader 5 MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for copy_ticks_from_date: 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 MetaTrader 5 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
copy_ticks_from_date 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 copy_ticks_from_date 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 copy_ticks_from_date. 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.
copy_ticks_from_date is provided by the MetaTrader 5 MCP Server MCP server (qoyyuum/mcp-metatrader5-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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