get_risk_metrics
AI agents call get_risk_metrics to retrieve information from Investment Statement MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves calculated risk metrics from stored investment data. It has no side effects, does not modify data, does not execute code or commands, does not delete anything, and does not move money. The empty description slightly lowers confidence, but the strong contextual signal from the server purpose and naming convention of sibling tools confirms a Read classification.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_risk_metrics' and sibling tools 'calculate_risk_metrics', 'get_account_balance', 'get_holdings_by_symbol', 'get_performance_history', 'get_portfolio_summary', 'get_transactions_by_date_range' all follow a read-only pattern (get_*) on investment…
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get_risk_metrics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Investment Statement MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Investment Statement MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_risk_metrics: 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 Investment Statement MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_risk_metrics 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_risk_metrics 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_risk_metrics. 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_risk_metrics is provided by the Investment Statement MCP Server MCP server (vinnycarter05/investing-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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