calculate_indicator

Calculate technical indicators on price data for a stock or cryptocurrency. Supports RSI, MACD, SMA, EMA, Bollinger Bands, and Stochastic oscillator. Returns calculated values with timestamps and trading signals where applicable.

Server Mcp Financex xerktech/mcp-financex
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What calculate_indicator does on Mcp Financex

AI agents call calculate_indicator to retrieve information from Mcp Financex without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why calculate_indicator needs a policy

This tool performs read-only analysis and computation on market data. It calculates technical indicators from price information and returns results; it does not create, modify, delete, or execute code/commands. While the server context involves financial data, the tool itself does not move money, commit financial obligations, or execute trades—it only provides analytical calculations to inform decision-making.

From the tool's definition The tool 'calculate_indicator' performs calculations on price data to return technical indicators (RSI, MACD, SMA, EMA, Bollinger Bands, Stochastic oscillator) with 'calculated values with timestamps and trading signals.' It retrieves and processes existing…

Questions about calculate_indicator

What does the calculate_indicator tool do? +

Calculate technical indicators on price data for a stock or cryptocurrency. Supports RSI, MACD, SMA, EMA, Bollinger Bands, and Stochastic oscillator. Returns calculated values with timestamps and trading signals where applicable. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Financex MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on calculate_indicator? +

Register the Mcp Financex MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for calculate_indicator: 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 Financex. Nothing to install.

What risk level is calculate_indicator? +

calculate_indicator is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit calculate_indicator? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the calculate_indicator 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.

How do I block calculate_indicator completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for calculate_indicator. 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.

What MCP server provides calculate_indicator? +

calculate_indicator is provided by the Mcp Financex MCP server (xerktech/mcp-financex). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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