Get the current live bid/ask price for one or more symbols. Returns prices from the Continuum feed. Use this to check prices before trading or to monitor price levels.
AI agents call get_quote 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 market data (current bid/ask quotes) without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It has no capability to execute trades, modify positions, or affect account state. The described use is informational—checking prices before trading rather than initiating trades. This is a classic Read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent (worst case: stale price information).
From the tool's definition Tool description states "Get the current live bid/ask price" which is a retrieval operation with no side effects. It "Returns prices from the Continuum feed" for monitoring purposes only, with explicit use case of "check prices before trading."
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Get the current live bid/ask price for one or more symbols. Returns prices from the Continuum feed. Use this to check prices before trading or to monitor price levels. 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_quote: 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_quote 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_quote 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_quote. 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_quote 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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