estimate_swap_gas

What estimate_swap_gas does on SEI MCP Server V2

AI agents call estimate_swap_gas to retrieve information from SEI MCP Server V2 without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why estimate_swap_gas is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only calculation/estimation of gas costs. It does not execute a swap, transfer tokens, or modify blockchain state—it merely retrieves or computes an estimate for informational purposes. The word 'estimate' confirms this is a predictive query, not an action. Severity is low because misuse would only return incorrect estimates without causing financial or operational harm.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'estimate_swap_gas' and description 'Estimate gas cost for a DragonSwap token swap' indicate a query operation that retrieves estimated data without executing transactions or modifying state.

The rule that runs estimate_swap_gas safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and SEI MCP Server V2, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For estimate_swap_gas, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "estimate_swap_gas": {}
  }
}

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