Analyze a smart contract
AI agents call scan_contract to retrieve information from Aegis Defi without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool performs static analysis of a smart contract for exploit patterns and vulnerabilities. This is a read/inspection operation with no side effects. However, severity is medium because the analysis results could influence financial decisions in a DeFi context, and if the scan is bypassed or returns false negatives, significant financial harm could result.
From the tool's definition 'Analyze a smart contract' — purely analytical/read operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Analyze a smart contract. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Aegis Defi MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Aegis Defi MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for scan_contract: 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 Aegis Defi. Nothing to install.
scan_contract 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 scan_contract 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 scan_contract. 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.
scan_contract is provided by the Aegis Defi MCP server (stanleythegoat/aegis). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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