# estimateGasCost

Estimate the gas cost for a transaction in both native token and USD

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `estimateGasCost`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/estimategascost

## Facts

- Tool: `estimateGasCost`
- Server: Agentek Eth (`nanidao/agentek`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/NaniDAO/agentek
- 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": "estimateGasCost",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why estimateGasCost is rated Low

This tool only reads/estimates data about gas costs; it does not execute transactions, write to blockchain state, delete data, or commit financial obligations. The estimation is informational and has no side effects on the blockchain or user's assets.

From the tool's own definition: "The tool is described as 'Estimate the gas cost for a transaction' — it performs a calculation/query operation that retrieves information about hypothetical transaction costs without executing any actual transactions, modifying state, or moving funds."

## Use case

AI agents call estimateGasCost to retrieve information from Agentek Eth 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 Agentek Eth:

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

## Other tools on Agentek Eth (192)

- `intentReverseSlowTransfer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentreverseslowtransfer.md
- `intentRevokeAllApprovals` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentrevokeallapprovals.md
- `intentRevokeApproval` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentrevokeapproval.md
- `generateAndPinImage` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/generateandpinimage.md
- `intentGovernorVote` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentgovernorvote.md
- `intentGovernorVoteWithReason` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentgovernorvotewithreason.md
- `intentSetPrimaryWNS` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentsetprimarywns.md
- `intentSetWNSAddr` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentsetwnsaddr.md
- `intentSwapSolana` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentswapsolana.md
- `intentVoteNaniProposal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentvotenaniproposal.md
- `intentWriteContract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentwritecontract.md
- `depositWETH` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/depositweth.md
- `intent0xSwap` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intent0xswap.md
- `intentAaveBorrow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaaveborrow.md
- `intentAaveDeposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaavedeposit.md
- `intentAaveRepay` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaaverepay.md
- `intentAaveWithdraw` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaavewithdraw.md
- `intentApprove` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentapprove.md
- `intentApproveSlowTransfer` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentapproveslowtransfer.md
- `intentCoinchanAirdrop` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanairdrop.md
- `intentCoinchanClaimVested` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanclaimvested.md
- `intentCoinchanMake` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanmake.md
- `intentCoinchanMakeHold` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanmakehold.md
- `intentCoinchanMakeLocked` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanmakelocked.md
- `intentCollectFees` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcollectfees.md
- `intentDecreaseLiquidity` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentdecreaseliquidity.md
- `intentDepositAcross` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentdepositacross.md
- `intentDepositToSlow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentdeposittoslow.md
- `intentIncreaseLiquidity` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentincreaseliquidity.md
- `intentMintPosition` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentmintposition.md
- …and 162 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek.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=nanidao-agentek · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/nanidao-agentek