Returns an interval of historic CoinMarketCap 100 Index values based on the interval parameter.
AI agents call cmc100IndexHistorical to retrieve information from CoinMarketCap MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries historical cryptocurrency market index data. It performs a simple retrieval of existing data with no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or create financial transactions. The read-only nature and lack of side effects place it squarely in the Read category with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Returns an interval of historic CoinMarketCap 100 Index values' - purely a data retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access cmc100IndexHistorical gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and CoinMarketCap MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for cmc100IndexHistorical:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"cmc100IndexHistorical": {}
}
}cmc100IndexHistorical is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Returns an interval of historic CoinMarketCap 100 Index values based on the interval parameter. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CoinMarketCap MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the CoinMarketCap MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cmc100IndexHistorical: 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 CoinMarketCap MCP. Nothing to install.
cmc100IndexHistorical 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 cmc100IndexHistorical 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 cmc100IndexHistorical. 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.
cmc100IndexHistorical is provided by the CoinMarketCap MCP server (shinzo-labs/coinmarketcap-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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