threat_pulse
Threat intelligence with VirusTotal (70+ engines) + AbuseIPDB (30K+ community reporters). Blacklists, reverse DNS, open ports, SSL analysis, email security. 7 sources scored 0-100. Price: $0.10 USDC on Base.
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What threat_pulse does on Alderpost
AI agents use threat_pulse to commit financial operations through Alderpost, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why threat_pulse is rated Critical
Every invocation triggers an x402 micropayment of $0.10 USDC on the Base network, making this a Financial action. An AI agent misusing this tool could repeatedly trigger payments, accumulating financial obligations. The data retrieval itself would only be Read/Execute, but the payment obligation dominates under the severity hierarchy (Financial > all others).
From the tool's definition Price: $0.10 USDC on Base — each invocation commits a financial transaction (USDC payment on Base blockchain). Tool also bundles VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB and 5 other sources into a paid intelligence call.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs threat_pulse safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Alderpost, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For threat_pulse, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to threat_pulse is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Alderpost, apply this rule, and every threat_pulse call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about threat_pulse
Threat intelligence with VirusTotal (70+ engines) + AbuseIPDB (30K+ community reporters). Blacklists, reverse DNS, open ports, SSL analysis, email security. 7 sources scored 0-100. Price: $0.10 USDC on Base. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Alderpost MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Alderpost MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for threat_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 Alderpost. Nothing to install.
threat_pulse is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the threat_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 threat_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.
threat_pulse is provided by the Alderpost MCP server (8randonpickart5/alderpost-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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