sip018_verify
Verify a SIP-018 signature and recover the signer
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What sip018_verify does on Aibtc
AI agents call sip018_verify to retrieve information from Aibtc without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why sip018_verify is rated Low
This is a cryptographic verification operation that reads and validates a signature to recover the signer's public key or address. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute external code—it only performs computation on supplied inputs to verify authenticity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'sip018_verify' and description 'Verify a SIP-018 signature and recover the signer' indicate a verification/recovery operation with no state modification.
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The rule that runs sip018_verify safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Aibtc, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sip018_verify, this is the rule to start with:
sip018_verify 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 Aibtc, apply this rule, and every sip018_verify call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sip018_verify
Verify a SIP-018 signature and recover the signer. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Aibtc MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Aibtc MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sip018_verify: 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 Aibtc. Nothing to install.
sip018_verify 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 sip018_verify 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 sip018_verify. 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.
sip018_verify is provided by the Aibtc MCP server (aibtcdev/aibtc-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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