Returns the current effective gas price in wei (base fee + suggested tip).
AI agents call get_gas_price to retrieve information from Tenzro Ledger MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns gas price information from the blockchain. It has no side effects, does not create, modify, or delete data, does not execute code or transactions, and does not move funds. It is a simple informational read operation typical of blockchain RPC methods.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_gas_price' and description 'Returns the current effective gas price in wei (base fee + suggested tip)' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves blockchain state without modifying or executing transactions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Returns the current effective gas price in wei (base fee + suggested tip). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tenzro Ledger MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tenzro Ledger MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_gas_price: 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 Tenzro Ledger MCP. Nothing to install.
get_gas_price 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 get_gas_price 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 get_gas_price. 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.
get_gas_price is provided by the Tenzro Ledger MCP server (https://canton-mcp.tenzro.network/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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