copy_ticks_from_pos
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.
The 'copy_ticks_from_pos' tool, by analogy with its siblings (copy_rates_from_pos, copy_ticks_from_date, copy_ticks_range), almost certainly retrieves historical tick data starting from a given position index. This is a read-only market data operation with no side effects. Confidence is reduced slightly because the description is empty.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'copy_ticks_from_pos' alongside sibling tools like 'copy_rates_from_pos' and 'copy_ticks_from_date' suggest retrieval of tick data from a position index; server description mentions 'market data analysis'
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
copy_ticks_from_pos. 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 (sameerasulakshana/mcpmt5). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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