# api_algod_get_pending_transactions_by_address

Get pending transactions for an address

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `api_algod_get_pending_transactions_by_address`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/api-algod-get-pending-transactions-by-address

## Facts

- Tool: `api_algod_get_pending_transactions_by_address`
- Server: Algorand MCP (`goplausible/algorand-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/GoPlausible/algorand-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why api_algod_get_pending_transactions_by_address is rated Low

This tool queries blockchain state to retrieve pending transaction information for a given address. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete information, or involve financial transfers. The query returns transactional metadata that is already public on the blockchain.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name and description indicate retrieval of pending transactions: 'get_pending_transactions_by_address' and 'Get pending transactions for an address'."

## Use case

AI agents call api_algod_get_pending_transactions_by_address to retrieve information from Algorand MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Algorand MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "api_algod_get_pending_transactions_by_address": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Algorand MCP (176)

- `api_ultrade_market_cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/api-ultrade-market-cancel-order.md
- `api_ultrade_wallet_revoke_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/api-ultrade-wallet-revoke-key.md
- `make_app_delete_txn` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-app-delete-txn.md
- `make_asset_destroy_txn` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-asset-destroy-txn.md
- `wallet_remove_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/wallet-remove-account.md
- `api_ultrade_wallet_signin` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/api-ultrade-wallet-signin.md
- `assign_group_id` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/assign-group-id.md
- `compile_teal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/compile-teal.md
- `encode_unsigned_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/encode-unsigned-transaction.md
- `make_app_call_txn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-app-call-txn.md
- `make_app_clear_txn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-app-clear-txn.md
- `make_app_create_txn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-app-create-txn.md
- `mnemonic_from_seed` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/mnemonic-from-seed.md
- `rekey_account` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/rekey-account.md
- `send_raw_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/send-raw-transaction.md
- `sign_bytes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/sign-bytes.md
- `sign_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/sign-transaction.md
- `simulate_raw_transactions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/simulate-raw-transactions.md
- `simulate_transactions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/simulate-transactions.md
- `wallet_sign_data` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/wallet-sign-data.md
- `wallet_sign_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/wallet-sign-transaction.md
- `wallet_sign_transaction_group` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/wallet-sign-transaction-group.md
- `alpha_amend_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-amend-order.md
- `alpha_cancel_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-cancel-order.md
- `alpha_claim` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-claim.md
- `alpha_create_limit_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-create-limit-order.md
- `alpha_create_market_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-create-market-order.md
- `alpha_merge_shares` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-merge-shares.md
- `alpha_propose_match` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-propose-match.md
- `alpha_split_shares` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-split-shares.md
- …and 146 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp.md

## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=goplausible-algorand-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/goplausible-algorand-mcp