get_balance_allowance

MCP tool from MCP Polymarket by BrainDAO

Get balance and allowance information for the authenticated account. Can check COLLATERAL or CONDITIONAL tokens.

How to use it

Project documentation lists get_balance_allowance for the MCP Polymarket MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

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approve_allowances

Grant the pUSD and Conditional Token approvals required for Polymarket V2 trading and position management. Automatically approves only contracts that do not already have permission. Approvals are revocable at any time in your wallet.

cancel_all_orders

Cancel all open orders for the authenticated account.

cancel_order

Cancel a specific order by its ID.

get_all_tags

Get a list of all available tags for categorizing markets.

get_event_by_slug

Get detailed information about a specific event by its slug identifier. Events group multiple related markets.

get_market_by_slug

Get detailed information about a specific market by its slug identifier. The slug can be extracted from the Polymarket URL.

get_markets_by_tag

Get markets filtered by a specific tag ID. Useful for finding markets in specific categories.

get_open_orders

Get all open orders for the authenticated account. Can optionally filter by market.

get_order

Get details of a specific order by its ID.

get_order_book

Get the current order book for a specific market token. Shows all active buy and sell orders.

get_positions

Get all positions for a wallet address with current values. Returns position details including size, current price, current value, and P&L. Uses the Polymarket Data API for accurate position valuation.

get_trade_history

Get trade history for the authenticated account. Can optionally filter by market or maker address.

list_active_markets

List all currently active markets with pagination. Returns markets that are not yet closed.

place_market_order

Place a market order that executes immediately at the current market price. For BUY orders, amount is the pUSD amount to spend. For SELL orders, amount is the number of shares to sell. Example: amount=5, side=BUY spends 5 pUSD. Minimum 1 pUSD for BUY orders.

place_order

Place a limit order on Polymarket at a specific price. Specify the number of shares (size) and price (0-1). For both BUY and SELL, you specify the number of shares you want to trade. Example: size=10, price=0.6 means buy/sell 10 shares at $0.60 per share (total: $6).

redeem_positions

Redeem all winning outcome tokens from a resolved Polymarket market into pUSD. Provide the conditionId and set negRisk=true for negative-risk markets.

search_markets

Search for markets, events, and profiles using text search.

update_balance_allowance

Update balance and allowance for the authenticated account. Required before trading.