Get the full text of a news article from Interactive Brokers using its article ID.
AI agents call get_ib_news_article to retrieve information from IB Portfolio Tracker 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 existing news content from Interactive Brokers' news feed and returns it without any side effects. It is a straightforward read operation similar to fetching or retrieving data. While the server context involves portfolio and financial data, this specific tool only retrieves pre-existing news article text, which carries minimal risk even if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves and returns 'the full text of a news article' using an article ID. No modifications, deletions, or financial transactions are performed. The operation is purely a data retrieval action.
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Get the full text of a news article from Interactive Brokers using its article ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_ib_news_article: 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 IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_ib_news_article 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_ib_news_article 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_ib_news_article. 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_ib_news_article is provided by the IB Portfolio Tracker MCP Server MCP server (vinbg/ib-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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