get_total_tvl
Get the total TVL (Total Value Locked) across all ATV vaults, or for a specific vault, from the Aarna engine database.
This record as markdown: /tools/aarna-ai-atv/get-total-tvl.md
What get_total_tvl does on Atv
AI agents call get_total_tvl to retrieve information from Atv without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
address | string | — | Vault contract address to filter to a single vault (omit for platform-wide TVL) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_total_tvl is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries financial metrics (Total Value Locked) from a database. It performs no side effects, creates no transactions, executes no code, and cannot modify or delete data. Despite the financial context of the platform (tokenized yield vaults), the tool itself only reads aggregate vault statistics, making it a Read category risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_total_tvl' and description 'Get the total TVL... from the Aarna engine database' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves vault metrics without modifying data or triggering transactions.
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The rule that runs get_total_tvl safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Atv, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_total_tvl, this is the rule to start with:
get_total_tvl is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Atv, apply this rule, and every get_total_tvl call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_total_tvl
Get the total TVL (Total Value Locked) across all ATV vaults, or for a specific vault, from the Aarna engine database. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Atv MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_total_tvl accepts 1 parameter: address. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Atv MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_total_tvl: 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 Atv. Nothing to install.
get_total_tvl 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 get_total_tvl 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 get_total_tvl. 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.
get_total_tvl is provided by the Atv MCP server (aarna-ai/atv). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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