US trade-flow + tariff signal by commodity category (steel, electronics, vehicles, pharma, chemicals, oil, grain, semiconductors, aluminum, etc.). Returns latest monthly US imports and exports, year-over-year trend, top source countries with import concentration, and US tariff exposure for that s...
AI agents call trade_pulse to retrieve information from Mcp Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
category | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool queries and retrieves publicly available US trade and tariff data. It performs no side effects, data modifications, or irreversible actions. The low severity reflects minimal harm from misuse — an AI agent could only retrieve already-public trade information, with no financial transactions, code execution, or data destruction involved.
From the tool's definition Tool returns 'latest monthly US imports and exports, year-over-year trend, top source countries with import concentration, and US tariff exposure' — all retrieval and querying of public trade statistics.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
US trade-flow + tariff signal by commodity category (steel, electronics, vehicles, pharma, chemicals, oil, grain, semiconductors, aluminum, etc.). Returns latest monthly US imports and exports, year-over-year trend, top source countries with import concentration, and US tariff exposure for that sector. Pass category=<commodity keyword or HS2 chapter, e.g. steel or 85>. Companion to supply-chain data. Source: US Census International Trade + USITC HTS (public domain). $0.05 via x402. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
trade_pulse accepts 1 parameter: category. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Mcp Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for trade_pulse: 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 Server. Nothing to install.
trade_pulse 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 trade_pulse 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 trade_pulse. 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.
trade_pulse is provided by the Mcp Server MCP server (Homie4570/lso-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
trade_pulse is one line of Mcp Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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