get_spending_limits

What get_spending_limits does on Tenzro Ledger MCP

AI agents call get_spending_limits to retrieve information from Tenzro Ledger MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_spending_limits is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about spending limits and usage—a passive query with no side effects. It does not execute transactions, modify limits, move funds, or trigger external operations. Despite the financial context (wallet spending), the action itself is purely informational, matching the Read category. Severity is low because querying spending limit data poses minimal risk even if misused by an agent.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_spending_limits' and description 'Get the current spending limits and usage for a wallet' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves wallet configuration data without modifying or executing any financial transactions.

The rule that runs get_spending_limits safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Tenzro Ledger MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_spending_limits, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_spending_limits": {}
  }
}

Questions about get_spending_limits