Critical Risk →

place_iceberg_order

Place Iceberg Order - large order split into smaller disclosed quantities

How to control place_iceberg_order ↓

What place_iceberg_order does on Turtlestack Lite

AI agents use place_iceberg_order to commit financial operations through Turtlestack Lite — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

Critical Risk

Why place_iceberg_order needs a policy

This tool places actual financial orders on trading brokers (Kite, Groww, Dhan). An iceberg order splits a large trade into smaller disclosed quantities and executes them in the market. Misuse could result in large unintended financial commitments or market exposure, making this a Financial category tool with critical severity.

From the tool's definition Place Iceberg Order - large order split into smaller disclosed quantities

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access place_iceberg_order gives an agent:

How to control place_iceberg_order

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Turtlestack Lite, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for place_iceberg_order:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "place_iceberg_order": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Any call to place_iceberg_order is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

  1. Create a free account and register Turtlestack Lite — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
GATE THIS TOOL →

Free to start. No card required.

Related tools and policies

Go deeper

Questions about place_iceberg_order

What does the place_iceberg_order tool do? +

Place Iceberg Order - large order split into smaller disclosed quantities. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Turtlestack Lite MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on place_iceberg_order? +

Register the Turtlestack Lite MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for place_iceberg_order: 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 Turtlestack Lite. Nothing to install.

What risk level is place_iceberg_order? +

place_iceberg_order is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit place_iceberg_order? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the place_iceberg_order 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.

How do I block place_iceberg_order completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for place_iceberg_order. 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.

What MCP server provides place_iceberg_order? +

place_iceberg_order is provided by the Turtlestack Lite MCP server (turtlehq-tech/turtlestack-lite). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Turtlestack Lite tool call.

Start from Turtlestack Lite, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

Free to start. No card required.

45 Turtlestack Lite tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.

// GET IN TOUCH

Have a question or want to learn more? Send us a message.

Message sent.

We'll get back to you soon.