Get a concise options exposure summary for a ticker (no per-strike breakdown)
AI agents call get_options_summary to retrieve information from Sellthenews without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and summarizes existing options data without modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is a passive query operation that reads financial data from sellthenews.org. While the data concerns financial instruments, the tool itself does not move money, execute trades, or create financial obligations—it only provides informational analysis.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_options_summary' and description 'Get a concise options exposure summary' indicate data retrieval with no modification. Server description explicitly states it is 'read-only' and provides 'access to financial news' and 'analyze options chains'.
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Get a concise options exposure summary for a ticker (no per-strike breakdown). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sellthenews MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sellthenews MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_options_summary: 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 Sellthenews. Nothing to install.
get_options_summary 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_summary 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_summary. 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_summary is provided by the Sellthenews MCP server (swl007007/sellthenews_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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