Shut down the connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal. Returns: bool: True if shutdown was successful.
AI agents invoke shutdown to trigger actions in MetaTrader 5 MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Shutting down the connection to a MetaTrader 5 terminal is an operational action that disrupts all ongoing trading operations, market data feeds, and account management capabilities.
From the tool's definition 'Shut down the connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal' — terminates an active connection to a live trading terminal
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access shutdown 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 shutdown:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"shutdown": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "shutdown_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}shutdown stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Shut down the connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal. Returns: bool: True if shutdown was successful. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the MetaTrader 5 MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the MetaTrader 5 MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for shutdown: 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.
shutdown is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the shutdown 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 shutdown. 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.
shutdown 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.
Deterministic rules across all 26 MetaTrader 5 MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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