Monitor active trading positions to track performance and manage risk. Use this tool when you need to: - Get a complete view of all open positions for a vault - Monitor unrealized P&L across all positions - Check liquidation prices and margin requirements - Assess position sizing and leverage acr...
AI agents call paradex_vault_positions to retrieve information from Paradex MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
vault_address | string | — | The address of the vault to get positions for. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves and displays position data for monitoring purposes. All described actions are read-only: viewing positions, checking prices, monitoring P&L. No trading, order placement, or data modification is involved.
From the tool's definition Monitor active trading positions... Get a complete view of all open positions for a vault... Monitor unrealized P&L... Check liquidation prices... Track entry prices
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access paradex_vault_positions gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Paradex MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for paradex_vault_positions:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"paradex_vault_positions": {}
}
}paradex_vault_positions is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Monitor active trading positions to track performance and manage risk. Use this tool when you need to: - Get a complete view of all open positions for a vault - Monitor unrealized P&L across all positions - Check liquidation prices and margin requirements - Assess position sizing and leverage across markets - Track entry prices and position duration Position monitoring is fundamental to risk management and provides the necessary information for trade management decisions. Example use cases: - Checking the current status of all open trades - Monitoring unrealized profit/loss across positions - Assessing liquidation risk during market volatility - Comparing performance across different markets - Planning adjustments to position sizes or leverage. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Paradex MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
paradex_vault_positions accepts 1 parameter: vault_address. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Paradex MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for paradex_vault_positions: 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 Paradex MCP Server. Nothing to install.
paradex_vault_positions 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 paradex_vault_positions 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 paradex_vault_positions. 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.
paradex_vault_positions is provided by the Paradex MCP Server MCP server (tradeparadex/mcp-paradex-py). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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