ord_recover_ordinals
Recover ordinals/inscriptions that ended up on the payment
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What ord_recover_ordinals does on Bitcoin wallet MCP server
AI agents call ord_recover_ordinals 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.
Why ord_recover_ordinals is rated Low
Even though ord_recover_ordinals only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs ord_recover_ordinals safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Bitcoin wallet MCP server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For ord_recover_ordinals, this is the rule to start with:
ord_recover_ordinals 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 Bitcoin wallet MCP server, apply this rule, and every ord_recover_ordinals call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about ord_recover_ordinals
Recover ordinals/inscriptions that ended up on the payment. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Bitcoin wallet MCP server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Bitcoin wallet MCP server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ord_recover_ordinals: 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 Bitcoin wallet MCP server. Nothing to install.
ord_recover_ordinals 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 ord_recover_ordinals 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 ord_recover_ordinals. 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.
ord_recover_ordinals is provided by the Bitcoin wallet MCP server MCP server (markmhendrickson/mcp-server-bitcoin). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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