Get application information from indexer
AI agents call api_indexer_lookup_applications 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 tool retrieves application information from an indexer, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It queries existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The blast radius of misuse is minimal as it only exposes queryable application metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'lookup' and description states 'Get application information from indexer' — both indicate data retrieval with no modification or execution capabilities.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access api_indexer_lookup_applications 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_indexer_lookup_applications:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"api_indexer_lookup_applications": {}
}
}api_indexer_lookup_applications is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get application information from indexer. 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_indexer_lookup_applications: 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_indexer_lookup_applications 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_indexer_lookup_applications 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_indexer_lookup_applications. 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_indexer_lookup_applications 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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