Get node status after a specific round
AI agents call api_algod_get_node_status_after_block to retrieve information from BNB Chain MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a straightforward read operation that retrieves node status information. It has minimal blast radius - at worst an attacker could learn about node states, which does not compromise system integrity or user assets. The 'after_block' parameter scopes the query to a specific round, making it a targeted information lookup rather than an exploratory scan.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get node status' - this is a retrieval operation that queries node status information after a specific round. No modification, execution of arbitrary operations, deletion, or financial transactions occur.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access api_algod_get_node_status_after_block gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and BNB Chain MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for api_algod_get_node_status_after_block:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"api_algod_get_node_status_after_block": {}
}
}api_algod_get_node_status_after_block is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get node status after a specific round. It is categorised as a Read tool in the BNB Chain MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BNB Chain MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for api_algod_get_node_status_after_block: 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 BNB Chain MCP. Nothing to install.
api_algod_get_node_status_after_block 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 api_algod_get_node_status_after_block 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 api_algod_get_node_status_after_block. 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.
api_algod_get_node_status_after_block is provided by the BNB Chain MCP server (nirholas/bnbchain-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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