# get_protocols

GET /api/protocols

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_protocols`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-protocols

## Facts

- Tool: `get_protocols`
- Server: REI Crypto MCP Server (`0xreisearch/crypto-mcp-beta`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xReisearch/crypto-mcp-beta
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade B, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_protocols",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_protocols is rated Low

This tool retrieves or lists protocol data without side effects. It follows the Read category pattern of querying data (similar to sibling tools like 'get_active_users' and 'get_balances_address'). Severity is low because exposing protocol metadata poses minimal risk of misuse—no financial transactions, code execution, or data destruction are possible.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_protocols' and description 'GET /api/protocols' indicate a data retrieval endpoint that queries protocol information from crypto data APIs (DefiLlama Pro, CoinGecko Pro, Arkham Intelligence)."

## Use case

AI agents call get_protocols to retrieve information from REI Crypto MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches REI Crypto MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_protocols": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on REI Crypto MCP Server (116)

- `date_to_timestamp` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/date-to-timestamp.md
- `get_active_users` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-active-users.md
- `get_api_important_entities` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-api-important-entities.md
- `get_balances_address` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-balances-address.md
- `get_balances_entity` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-balances-entity.md
- `get_batch_historical_prices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-batch-historical-prices.md
- `get_bridge_day_stats` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-bridge-day-stats.md
- `get_bridge_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-bridge-details.md
- `get_bridge_transactions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-bridge-transactions.md
- `get_bridge_volume` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-bridge-volume.md
- `get_bridges` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-bridges.md
- `get_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-categories.md
- `get_chain_assets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-chain-assets.md
- `get_chains` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-chains.md
- `get_closest_block` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-closest-block.md
- `get_coin_by_contract` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-coin-by-contract.md
- `get_coin_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-coin-by-id.md
- `get_coin_markets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-coin-markets.md
- `get_coin_ohlc_range` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-coin-ohlc-range.md
- `get_counterparties_address` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-counterparties-address.md
- `get_counterparties_entity` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-counterparties-entity.md
- `get_current_prices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-current-prices.md
- `get_current_time` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-current-time.md
- `get_derivatives_overview` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-derivatives-overview.md
- `get_derivatives_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-derivatives-summary.md
- `get_dex_overview` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-dex-overview.md
- `get_dex_overview_by_chain` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-dex-overview-by-chain.md
- `get_dex_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-dex-summary.md
- `get_emission_data` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-emission-data.md
- `get_emissions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta/get-emissions.md
- …and 86 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xreisearch-crypto-mcp-beta