Return recent trades for a pair.
AI agents call get_recent_trades to retrieve information from Mcp Kraken without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
get_recent_trades queries market data (historical trade information) and returns it without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. This is a straightforward read-only operation on publicly available market data. Severity is low because misuse cannot cause account damage, data loss, or financial harm.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Return recent trades for a pair' - a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects. Matches the Read category pattern of 'retrieves or queries data; no side effects (search, list, get, fetch).'
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Return recent trades for a pair. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Kraken MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Kraken MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_recent_trades: 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 Mcp Kraken. Nothing to install.
get_recent_trades 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_recent_trades 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_recent_trades. 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_recent_trades is provided by the Mcp Kraken MCP server (xavierbeheydt/mcp-kraken). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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