sendSignedTransaction
Send a signed transaction to the blockchain network. Returns transaction hash and receipt.
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What sendSignedTransaction does on MCP Ethers Wallet
AI agents use sendSignedTransaction to commit financial operations through MCP Ethers Wallet, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why sendSignedTransaction is rated Critical
Sending a signed transaction to a blockchain is an irreversible financial/state-changing operation. It can transfer ETH, tokens, or trigger any contract interaction. Once broadcast and confirmed, transactions cannot be undone. This tool has critical blast radius as it can move funds or execute arbitrary on-chain operations on behalf of the wallet.
From the tool's definition Send a signed transaction to the blockchain network
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The rule that runs sendSignedTransaction safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and MCP Ethers Wallet, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sendSignedTransaction, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to sendSignedTransaction is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect MCP Ethers Wallet, apply this rule, and every sendSignedTransaction call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sendSignedTransaction
Send a signed transaction to the blockchain network. Returns transaction hash and receipt. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the MCP Ethers Wallet MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the MCP Ethers Wallet MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sendSignedTransaction: 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 MCP Ethers Wallet. Nothing to install.
sendSignedTransaction 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 sendSignedTransaction 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 sendSignedTransaction. 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.
sendSignedTransaction is provided by the MCP Ethers Wallet MCP server (crazyrabbitltc/mcp-ethers-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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