fear_greed_index

Crypto Fear & Greed Index (0=extreme fear, 100=extreme greed) with optional history

Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What fear_greed_index does on AgentPay x402 — Economic-intelligence layer for AI Agents

AI agents call fear_greed_index to retrieve information from AgentPay x402 — Economic-intelligence layer for AI Agents without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why fear_greed_index needs a policy

This is a pure data retrieval tool that queries and returns the Fear & Greed Index metric, optionally with historical records. No side effects, no code execution, no financial transactions, no data modification. While the broader server handles payments, this specific tool only reads sentiment data.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves Crypto Fear & Greed Index values (0-100 scale) with optional historical data. The description contains 'retrieve' semantics with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities mentioned. It queries a public sentiment indicator.

Questions about fear_greed_index

What does the fear_greed_index tool do? +

Crypto Fear & Greed Index (0=extreme fear, 100=extreme greed) with optional history. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AgentPay x402 — Economic-intelligence layer for AI Agents MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on fear_greed_index? +

Register the AgentPay x402 — Economic-intelligence layer for AI Agents MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fear_greed_index: 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 AgentPay x402 — Economic-intelligence layer for AI Agents. Nothing to install.

What risk level is fear_greed_index? +

fear_greed_index is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit fear_greed_index? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the fear_greed_index 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.

How do I block fear_greed_index completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for fear_greed_index. 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.

What MCP server provides fear_greed_index? +

fear_greed_index is provided by the AgentPay x402 — Economic-intelligence layer for AI Agents MCP server (romudille-bit/agentpay). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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