get_account_nonces
Get nonce information for an account
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What get_account_nonces does on Stacks AI MCP Server
AI agents call get_account_nonces to retrieve information from Stacks AI MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_account_nonces is rated Low
This tool retrieves nonce information (a read-only account property used to sequence transactions) with no side effects, no irreversible operations, no financial consequences, and no code/command execution. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation typical of blockchain query endpoints.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_account_nonces' with description 'Get nonce information for an account' indicates a query operation that retrieves account state data without modification or execution of transactions.
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The rule that runs get_account_nonces safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Stacks AI MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_account_nonces, this is the rule to start with:
get_account_nonces is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Stacks AI MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_account_nonces call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_account_nonces
Get nonce information for an account. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Stacks AI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Stacks AI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_account_nonces: 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 Stacks AI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_account_nonces 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_account_nonces 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_account_nonces. 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_account_nonces is provided by the Stacks AI MCP Server MCP server (stack-ai-mcp/stacks-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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