Get a human-readable explanation of why a wallet or token is risky.
AI agents call explain_risk to retrieve information from SolSentry MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves and presents threat intelligence information—it performs a read-only query against a threat database to explain existing risk classifications. There are no side effects, modifications to data, code execution, deletions, or financial operations involved.
From the tool's definition The tool description states 'Get a human-readable explanation' which indicates a retrieval operation. The tool is designed to query and return risk analysis data about wallets or tokens, with no capability to modify, execute, or delete anything.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a human-readable explanation of why a wallet or token is risky. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SolSentry MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SolSentry MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for explain_risk: 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 SolSentry MCP. Nothing to install.
explain_risk 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 explain_risk 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 explain_risk. 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.
explain_risk is provided by the SolSentry MCP server (solsentry/solsentry-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
explain_risk is one line of SolSentry's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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