api_nfd_search_nfds
Search NFDs with various filters
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What api_nfd_search_nfds does on Algorand MCP
AI agents call api_nfd_search_nfds 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.
Why api_nfd_search_nfds is rated Low
This tool queries NFDs (Algorand Name Service domains) with filtering parameters and returns results. It is a read-only operation that retrieves information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any changes on the blockchain. The sibling tools on this server include financial operations (create orders, cancel orders, claim), but this specific tool is a simple search/query function.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'search' and description states 'Search NFDs with various filters', indicating data retrieval without modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs api_nfd_search_nfds safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Algorand MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For api_nfd_search_nfds, this is the rule to start with:
api_nfd_search_nfds 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 Algorand MCP, apply this rule, and every api_nfd_search_nfds call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about api_nfd_search_nfds
Search NFDs with various filters. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Algorand MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Algorand MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for api_nfd_search_nfds: 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 Algorand MCP. Nothing to install.
api_nfd_search_nfds 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 api_nfd_search_nfds 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 api_nfd_search_nfds. 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.
api_nfd_search_nfds is provided by the Algorand MCP server (goplausible/algorand-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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