Get margin watch information showing accounts approaching liquidation. Requires authentication.
AI agents call margin_watch to retrieve information from Derive MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves margin watch status data (accounts approaching liquidation) without modifying positions, executing trades, or triggering financial transactions. It is purely informational and read-only, similar to get_account, get_balance, and other sibling query tools on this server. While the broader server context involves trading and financial operations, this specific tool only gathers and displays data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'margin_watch' and description 'Get margin watch information showing accounts approaching liquidation' indicate data retrieval with no modification or execution of orders.
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Get margin watch information showing accounts approaching liquidation. Requires authentication. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Derive MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Derive MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for margin_watch: 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 Derive MCP. Nothing to install.
margin_watch 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 margin_watch 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 margin_watch. 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.
margin_watch is provided by the Derive MCP server (solenyaresearch0000/derive-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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