# wallet_waitForAuthentication

Blocks until the wallet user is authenticated.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `wallet_waitForAuthentication`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-waitforauthentication

## Facts

- Tool: `wallet_waitForAuthentication`
- Server: Bitcoin SV MCP Server (`b-open-io/bsv-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/b-open-io/bsv-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why wallet_waitForAuthentication is rated High

This tool executes an authentication workflow that interacts with an external system (the wallet). While it doesn't directly move funds or execute arbitrary code, it orchestrates a wallet-dependent operation whose side effects (allowing or denying authenticated access) depend on the wallet's state and user interactions. The blocking behavior and external dependency place it in Execute rather than Read.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs a blocking operation ('Blocks until the wallet user is authenticated') that triggers external wallet authentication logic and gates access to subsequent operations."

## Use case

AI agents invoke wallet_waitForAuthentication to trigger actions in Bitcoin SV MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Bitcoin SV MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "wallet_waitForAuthentication": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "wallet_waitforauthentication_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Bitcoin SV MCP Server (89)

- `wallet_abortAction` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-abortaction.md
- `wallet_relinquishCertificate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-relinquishcertificate.md
- `wallet_relinquishOutput` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-relinquishoutput.md
- `wallet_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-remove.md
- `bap_friend` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/bap-friend.md
- `utils_installAgentMaster` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/utils-installagentmaster.md
- `wallet_createHmac` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-createhmac.md
- `wallet_createSignature` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-createsignature.md
- `wallet_decrypt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-decrypt.md
- `wallet_encrypt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-encrypt.md
- `wallet_proveCertificate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-provecertificate.md
- `wallet_signAction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-signaction.md
- `wallet_signBsm` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-signbsm.md
- `x402_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/x402-request.md
- `bsocial_createPost` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/bsocial-createpost.md
- `droplit_fund` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/droplit-fund.md
- `mnee_sendMnee` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/mnee-sendmnee.md
- `wallet_acquireCertificate` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-acquirecertificate.md
- `wallet_cancelListing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-cancellisting.md
- `wallet_createAction` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-createaction.md
- `wallet_createOrdinals` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-createordinals.md
- `wallet_listOrdinal` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-listordinal.md
- `wallet_lockBsv` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-lockbsv.md
- `wallet_mintCollection` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-mintcollection.md
- `wallet_opnsDeregister` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-opnsderegister.md
- `wallet_purchaseListing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-purchaselisting.md
- `wallet_sendAllBsv` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-sendallbsv.md
- `wallet_sendBsv` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-sendbsv.md
- `wallet_sweepBsv` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-sweepbsv.md
- `wallet_sweepBsv21` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp/wallet-sweepbsv21.md
- …and 59 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/b-open-io-bsv-mcp.md

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