gala_launchpad_create_ban
Create a ban for a user on a token. Bans prevent users from sending chat messages and reactions on the specified token's stream. Can be permanent (omit durationSeconds) or temporary (specify duration). Duration Presets: - 1 hour: 3600 - 1 day: 86400 - 1 week: 604800 - 1 month: 2592000 RETURNS: { ...
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What gala_launchpad_create_ban does on Gala
AI agents use gala_launchpad_create_ban to create or update resources in Gala, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Gala environment.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
reason | string | — | Ban reason (optional, max 500 characters). |
tokenName | string | Yes | Token name. |
userAddress | string | Yes | Wallet address of user to ban. |
durationSeconds | number | — | Ban duration in seconds (optional, omit for permanent). Range: 60 (1 min) to 31536000 (1 year). Presets: 3600 (1 hour), 86400 (1 day), 604800 (1 week), 2592000 |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why gala_launchpad_create_ban is rated Medium
An AI agent can call gala_launchpad_create_ban faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Gala by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs gala_launchpad_create_ban safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Gala, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For gala_launchpad_create_ban, this is the rule to start with:
gala_launchpad_create_ban stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Gala, apply this rule, and every gala_launchpad_create_ban call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about gala_launchpad_create_ban
Create a ban for a user on a token. Bans prevent users from sending chat messages and reactions on the specified token's stream. Can be permanent (omit durationSeconds) or temporary (specify duration). Duration Presets: - 1 hour: 3600 - 1 day: 86400 - 1 week: 604800 - 1 month: 2592000 RETURNS: { ban: { id, userAddress, tokenName, reason, bannedBy, expiresAt, createdAt, isPermanent }, tokenName } Authentication: Requires streamAdminApiKey (admin) OR JWT auth (token owner). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Gala MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
gala_launchpad_create_ban accepts 4 parameters: reason, tokenName, userAddress, durationSeconds. Required: tokenName, userAddress. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Gala MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gala_launchpad_create_ban: 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 Gala. Nothing to install.
gala_launchpad_create_ban is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the gala_launchpad_create_ban 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 gala_launchpad_create_ban. 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.
gala_launchpad_create_ban is provided by the Gala MCP server (@gala-chain/gala-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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