# btc_get_info

Return wallet version, network, supported tools, and configuration.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `btc_get_info`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/btc-get-info

## Facts

- Tool: `btc_get_info`
- Server: Bitcoin wallet MCP server (`markmhendrickson/mcp-server-bitcoin`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/markmhendrickson/mcp-server-bitcoin
- 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": "btc_get_info",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why btc_get_info is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries wallet metadata and configuration details without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no financial impact and no ability to move funds or alter state. Classification as Read is appropriate.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'btc_get_info' and description indicate it 'Return[s] wallet version, network, supported tools, and configuration' — purely informational retrieval with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call btc_get_info to retrieve information from Bitcoin wallet 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 Bitcoin wallet MCP server:

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

## Other tools on Bitcoin wallet MCP server (92)

- `btc_sign_message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/btc-sign-message.md
- `ledger_sign_stx_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/ledger-sign-stx-transaction.md
- `stx_call_contract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-call-contract.md
- `stx_sign_structured_message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-sign-structured-message.md
- `stx_sign_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-sign-transaction.md
- `stx_sign_transactions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-sign-transactions.md
- `bns_register` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/bns-register.md
- `btc_combine_utxos` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/btc-combine-utxos.md
- `btc_send_max` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/btc-send-max.md
- `btc_send_transfer` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/btc-send-transfer.md
- `btc_sign_batch_psbt` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/btc-sign-batch-psbt.md
- `btc_wallet_send_transfer` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/btc-wallet-send-transfer.md
- `ledger_sign_psbt` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/ledger-sign-psbt.md
- `ord_create_repeat_inscriptions` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/ord-create-repeat-inscriptions.md
- `ord_recover_bitcoin` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/ord-recover-bitcoin.md
- `ord_send_inscriptions` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/ord-send-inscriptions.md
- `ord_send_inscriptions_split` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/ord-send-inscriptions-split.md
- `sbtc_bridge_withdraw` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/sbtc-bridge-withdraw.md
- `stx_deploy_contract` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-deploy-contract.md
- `stx_revoke_delegation` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-revoke-delegation.md
- `stx_stack` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-stack.md
- `stx_transfer_sip10_ft` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-transfer-sip10-ft.md
- `stx_transfer_sip9_nft` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-transfer-sip9-nft.md
- `stx_transfer_stx` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/stx-transfer-stx.md
- `swap_execute` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/swap-execute.md
- `tx_cancel` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/tx-cancel.md
- `bns_get_names` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/bns-get-names.md
- `bns_lookup` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/bns-lookup.md
- `btc_decode_psbt` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/btc-decode-psbt.md
- `btc_estimate_fee` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin/btc-estimate-fee.md
- …and 62 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin.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=markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/markmhendrickson-mcp-server-bitcoin