List open positions with ticket, symbol, side, volume, entry/current price, SL/TP, and P&L. Optionally filter by symbol.
AI agents call get_positions to retrieve information from XBTFX MCP Trading Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing position data without any side effects or modifications. It falls squarely into the Read category. Severity is low because querying account position data poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent—it cannot directly cause financial loss, though the data could inform poor trading decisions elsewhere.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'List open positions' with read-only data retrieval (ticket, symbol, side, volume, prices, P&L). No mention of creating, modifying, deleting, or executing trades.
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List open positions with ticket, symbol, side, volume, entry/current price, SL/TP, and P&L. Optionally filter by symbol. It is categorised as a Read tool in the XBTFX MCP Trading Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the XBTFX MCP Trading Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_positions: 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 XBTFX MCP Trading Server. Nothing to install.
get_positions 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_positions 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_positions. 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_positions is provided by the XBTFX MCP Trading Server MCP server (xbtfx/xbtfx-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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