get-contract-admin · Osmosis MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-contract-admin does on Osmosis MCP Server

AI agents call get-contract-admin to retrieve information from Osmosis MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-contract-admin needs a policy

This tool performs a read-only query to retrieve the admin address of a smart contract. It has no side effects, does not modify blockchain state, and does not execute code or trigger transactions. The low severity reflects the minimal risk of misuse—returning public contract metadata poses no direct harm to assets or operations.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-contract-admin' and description 'Returns the admin address of a contract' indicate a query operation that retrieves information without modifying state.

Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-contract-admin

What does the get-contract-admin tool do? +

Returns the admin address of a contract. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Osmosis MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-contract-admin? +

Register the Osmosis MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-contract-admin: 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 Osmosis MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-contract-admin? +

get-contract-admin is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-contract-admin? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-contract-admin 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.

How do I block get-contract-admin completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-contract-admin. 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.

What MCP server provides get-contract-admin? +

get-contract-admin is provided by the Osmosis MCP Server MCP server (myronkoch-dev/mcp-osmosis). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.