Get details of a specific trade offer by ID. Requires API key with trade permissions.
AI agents call get_trade_offer to retrieve information from Steam MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Although trade offers involve financial value (in-game items with monetary worth), the tool only retrieves/queries details of existing offers—it does not execute trades, accept offers, decline offers, or move assets. The 'Read' category applies because there are no side effects from invoking this tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_trade_offer' and description states 'Get details of a specific trade offer by ID'. The verb 'Get' and the retrieval-focused description indicate this retrieves existing data without modifying it.
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Get details of a specific trade offer by ID. Requires API key with trade permissions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Steam MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Steam MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_trade_offer: 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 Steam MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_trade_offer 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 get_trade_offer 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 get_trade_offer. 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.
get_trade_offer is provided by the Steam MCP Server MCP server (sharkusmanch/steam-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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