Returns a paginated list of all active dex spot pairs with latest market data.
AI agents call dexSpotPairsLatest 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 retrieves cryptocurrency market data from a DEX (decentralized exchange) without any side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or move funds. The worst outcome of misuse would be excessive API consumption or information gathering, which poses minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool returns a 'paginated list' of 'dex spot pairs with latest market data' — pure data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution of commands.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access dexSpotPairsLatest 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 dexSpotPairsLatest:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"dexSpotPairsLatest": {}
}
}dexSpotPairsLatest is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Returns a paginated list of all active dex spot pairs with latest market data. 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 dexSpotPairsLatest: 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.
dexSpotPairsLatest 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 dexSpotPairsLatest 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 dexSpotPairsLatest. 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.
dexSpotPairsLatest 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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