get_base_gas
Base gas price, base fee, and priority fee snapshot via live JSON-RPC.
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What get_base_gas does on Delx MCP Server
AI agents call get_base_gas to retrieve information from Delx MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_base_gas is rated Low
This tool queries blockchain network parameters (gas prices and fees) to provide informational snapshots. It performs a data retrieval operation with no side effects, no code execution, and no financial transactions. While it relates to blockchain economics, it merely reads public network state rather than committing financial obligations or modifying state.
From the tool's definition Tool description states "Base gas price, base fee, and priority fee snapshot via live JSON-RPC" — it retrieves current network fee data without modification or execution of transactions.
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The rule that runs get_base_gas safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Delx MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_base_gas, this is the rule to start with:
get_base_gas 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 Delx MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_base_gas call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_base_gas
Base gas price, base fee, and priority fee snapshot via live JSON-RPC. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Delx MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Delx MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_base_gas: 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 Delx MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_base_gas 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 get_base_gas 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 get_base_gas. 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.
get_base_gas is provided by the Delx MCP Server MCP server (delx-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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