Get the current trade locks.
AI agents call fetch_locks to retrieve information from Freqtrade-MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves existing trade lock data from the Freqtrade bot without creating, modifying, or deleting any state. It is a query operation that returns information only, with no side effects. While the broader server manages cryptocurrency trading (which could be financially sensitive), this specific tool is purely informational about existing locks, making it a Read-category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'fetch_locks' and description 'Get the current trade locks' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the current trade locks. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Freqtrade-MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Freqtrade- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fetch_locks: 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 Freqtrade-MCP. Nothing to install.
fetch_locks 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 fetch_locks 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 fetch_locks. 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.
fetch_locks is provided by the Freqtrade- MCP server (worlddebugger/freqtrade-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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