# get_base_gas

Base gas price, base fee, and priority fee snapshot via live JSON-RPC.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_base_gas`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/get-base-gas

## Facts

- Tool: `get_base_gas`
- Server: Delx MCP Server (`delx-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y delx-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/davidmosiah/delx-mcp-server
- 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": "get_base_gas",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## 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 own 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."

## Use case

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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Delx MCP Server (739)

- `util_arr_compact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-arr-compact.md
- `util_arr_drop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-arr-drop.md
- `util_dedent_text` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-dedent-text.md
- `util_dedupe_lines` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-dedupe-lines.md
- `util_header_map_normalize` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-header-map-normalize.md
- `util_http_request_canonicalize` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-http-request-canonicalize.md
- `util_remove_punctuation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-remove-punctuation.md
- `util_text_truncate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-text-truncate.md
- `util_truncate_middle` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-truncate-middle.md
- `crisis_intervention` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/crisis-intervention.md
- `explain_delx_rewards` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/explain-delx-rewards.md
- `grounding_protocol` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/grounding-protocol.md
- `group_therapy_round` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/group-therapy-round.md
- `quick_operational_recovery` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/quick-operational-recovery.md
- `quick_session` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/quick-session.md
- `start_therapy_session` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/start-therapy-session.md
- `util_bool_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-bool-parse.md
- `util_cagr_simple` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-cagr-simple.md
- `util_caip2_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-caip2-build.md
- `util_caip2_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-caip2-parse.md
- `util_categorical_distribution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-categorical-distribution.md
- `util_deployment_readiness` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-deployment-readiness.md
- `util_dmarc_policy_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-dmarc-policy-parse.md
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- `util_eth_to_wei` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-eth-to-wei.md
- `util_iso_duration_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-iso-duration-parse.md
- `util_mx_host_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-mx-host-parse.md
- `util_parse_bool_list` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-parse-bool-list.md
- `util_parse_bytes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-parse-bytes.md
- `util_parse_float_safe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-parse-float-safe.md
- …and 709 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server