Get ticks from a specified symbol starting from the specified position. Args: symbol: Symbol name start_time: Initial time for tick retrieval count: Number of ticks to retrieve flags: Type of requested ticks: - mt5.COPY_TICKS_ALL: All ticks (default) - mt5.COPY_TICKS_INFO: Ticks containing bid an...
AI agents call copy_ticks_from_pos 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 only queries and returns historical market tick data (bid/ask/last price changes) from MetaTrader 5. It performs no writes, executions, trades, or destructive actions. It is a pure data retrieval operation with minimal blast radius if misused.
From the tool's definition 'Get ticks from a specified symbol starting from the specified position' — retrieves historical tick data with no side effects
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access copy_ticks_from_pos 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_pos:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"copy_ticks_from_pos": {}
}
}copy_ticks_from_pos 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 position. Args: symbol: Symbol name start_time: Initial time for tick retrieval count: Number of ticks to retrieve flags: Type of requested ticks: - mt5.COPY_TICKS_ALL: All ticks (default) - mt5.COPY_TICKS_INFO: Ticks containing bid and/or ask price changes - mt5.COPY_TICKS_TRADE: Ticks containing last price and volume changes 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_pos: 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_pos 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_pos 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_pos. 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_pos 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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