Fetch options chain data for a stock including calls, puts, open interest, and PCR ratios.
AI agents call get_options_chain to retrieve information from IndiaQuant MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves options market data from NSE/BSE. It performs a passive read operation to fetch existing market information. There are no side effects, no data creation/modification, no code execution, no irreversible actions, and no financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal - an agent could only retrieve unwanted market data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Fetch options chain data' - fetch is a read operation that retrieves data without modification. The data returned (calls, puts, open interest, PCR ratios) are all informational market data with no side effects.
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Fetch options chain data for a stock including calls, puts, open interest, and PCR ratios. It is categorised as a Read tool in the IndiaQuant MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the IndiaQuant MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_options_chain: 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 IndiaQuant MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_options_chain 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_options_chain 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_options_chain. 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_options_chain is provided by the IndiaQuant MCP Server MCP server (shirshak-dugtal/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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