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evm_getentitycategories

Retrieve available categories for blockchain entities to organize and filter on-chain data analysis.

Instructions

List available categories for blockchain entities.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
limitNoThe desired page size of the result.

Implementation Reference

  • Core handler that implements the execution logic for the 'evm_getentitycategories' tool (and all dynamically extracted tools) by proxying HTTP requests to the Moralis EVM API.
    export async function executeApiTool(
      toolName: string,
      definition: McpToolDefinition,
      toolArgs: JsonObject,
      allSecuritySchemes: Record<string, any>,
      token?: string,
    ): Promise<CallToolResult> {
      try {
        // Validate arguments against the input schema
        let validatedArgs: JsonObject;
        try {
          const zodSchema = getZodSchemaFromJsonSchema(
            definition.inputSchema,
            toolName,
          );
          const argsToParse =
            typeof toolArgs === 'object' && toolArgs !== null ? toolArgs : {};
          validatedArgs = zodSchema.parse(argsToParse);
        } catch (error: unknown) {
          if (error instanceof ZodError) {
            const validationErrorMessage = `Invalid arguments for tool '${toolName}': ${error.errors.map((e) => `${e.path.join('.')} (${e.code}): ${e.message}`).join(', ')}`;
            return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: validationErrorMessage }] };
          } else {
            const errorMessage =
              error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
            return {
              content: [
                {
                  type: 'text',
                  text: `Internal error during validation setup: ${errorMessage}`,
                },
              ],
            };
          }
        }
    
        // Prepare URL, query parameters, headers, and request body
        let urlPath = definition.pathTemplate;
        const queryParams: Record<string, any> = {};
        const headers: Record<string, string> = {
          Accept: 'application/json',
          'X-Moralis-Platform': 'MCP',
        };
        let requestBodyData: any = undefined;
    
        // Apply parameters to the URL path, query, or headers
        definition.executionParameters.forEach((param) => {
          const value = validatedArgs[param.name];
          if (typeof value !== 'undefined' && value !== null) {
            if (param.in === 'path') {
              urlPath = urlPath.replace(
                `{${param.name}}`,
                encodeURIComponent(String(value)),
              );
            } else if (param.in === 'query') {
              queryParams[param.name] = value;
            } else if (param.in === 'header') {
              headers[param.name.toLowerCase()] = String(value);
            }
          }
        });
    
        // Ensure all path parameters are resolved
        if (urlPath.includes('{')) {
          throw new Error(`Failed to resolve path parameters: ${urlPath}`);
        }
    
        // Construct the full URL
        const requestUrl = `${definition.baseUrl}${urlPath}`;
    
        // Handle request body if needed
        if (
          definition.requestBodyContentType &&
          typeof validatedArgs['requestBody'] !== 'undefined'
        ) {
          requestBodyData = validatedArgs['requestBody'];
          headers['content-type'] = definition.requestBodyContentType;
        }
    
        // Apply security requirements if available
        // Security requirements use OR between array items and AND within each object
        const appliedSecurity = definition.securityRequirements?.find((req) => {
          // Try each security requirement (combined with OR)
          return Object.entries(req).every(([schemeName, scopesArray]) => {
            const scheme = allSecuritySchemes[schemeName];
            if (!scheme) return false;
    
            // API Key security (header, query, cookie)
            if (scheme.type === 'apiKey') {
              return !!token || !!Config.MORALIS_API_KEY;
            }
    
            return false;
          });
        });
    
        // If we found matching security scheme(s), apply them
        if (appliedSecurity) {
          // Apply each security scheme from this requirement (combined with AND)
          for (const [schemeName, scopesArray] of Object.entries(appliedSecurity)) {
            const scheme = allSecuritySchemes[schemeName];
    
            // API Key security
            if (scheme?.type === 'apiKey') {
              const apiKey = token || Config.MORALIS_API_KEY;
              if (apiKey) {
                if (scheme.in === 'header') {
                  headers[scheme.name.toLowerCase()] = apiKey;
                  console.error(
                    `Applied API key '${schemeName}' in header '${scheme.name}'`,
                  );
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
        // Log warning if security is required but not available
        else if (definition.securityRequirements?.length > 0) {
          // First generate a more readable representation of the security requirements
          const securityRequirementsString = definition.securityRequirements
            .map((req) => {
              const parts = Object.entries(req)
                .map(([name, scopesArray]) => {
                  const scopes = scopesArray as string[];
                  if (scopes.length === 0) return name;
                  return `${name} (scopes: ${scopes.join(', ')})`;
                })
                .join(' AND ');
              return `[${parts}]`;
            })
            .join(' OR ');
    
          console.warn(
            `Tool '${toolName}' requires security: ${securityRequirementsString}, but no suitable credentials found.`,
          );
        }
    
        // Prepare the axios request configuration
        const config: AxiosRequestConfig = {
          method: definition.method.toUpperCase(),
          url: requestUrl,
          params: queryParams,
          headers: headers,
          ...(requestBodyData !== undefined && { data: requestBodyData }),
        };
    
        // Log request info to stderr (doesn't affect MCP output)
        console.error(
          `Executing tool "${toolName}": ${config.method} ${config.url}`,
        );
    
        // Execute the request
        const response = await axios(config);
    
        // Process and format the response
        let responseText = '';
        const contentType = response.headers['content-type']?.toLowerCase() || '';
    
        // Handle JSON responses
        if (
          contentType.includes('application/json') &&
          typeof response.data === 'object' &&
          response.data !== null
        ) {
          try {
            responseText = JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2);
          } catch (e) {
            responseText = '[Stringify Error]';
          }
        }
        // Handle string responses
        else if (typeof response.data === 'string') {
          responseText = response.data;
        }
        // Handle other response types
        else if (response.data !== undefined && response.data !== null) {
          responseText = String(response.data);
        }
        // Handle empty responses
        else {
          responseText = `(Status: ${response.status} - No body content)`;
        }
    
        // Return formatted response
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: 'text',
              text: `API Response (Status: ${response.status}):\n${responseText}`,
            },
          ],
        };
      } catch (error: unknown) {
        // Handle errors during execution
        let errorMessage: string;
    
        // Format Axios errors specially
        if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
          errorMessage = formatApiError(error);
        }
        // Handle standard errors
        else if (error instanceof Error) {
          errorMessage = error.message;
        }
        // Handle unexpected error types
        else {
          errorMessage = `Unexpected error: ${String(error)}`;
        }
    
        // Log error to stderr
        console.error(
          `Error during execution of tool '${toolName}':`,
          errorMessage,
        );
    
        // Return error message to client
        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: errorMessage }] };
      }
    }
  • src/server.ts:26-44 (registration)
    Dynamically extracts and registers tools from the EVM OpenAPI spec, prefixing names with 'evm_' to create 'evm_getentitycategories'.
    async function mapToolDefinitions(config: SchemaConfig) {
      const spec = (await getSpec(config.specUrl)) as OpenAPIV3DocumentX;
      const api = (await SwaggerParser.dereference(spec)) as OpenAPIV3DocumentX;
    
      const tools = extractToolsFromApi(api, config.prefix);
      const blacklist = Array.isArray(api['x-mcp-blacklist'])
        ? api['x-mcp-blacklist'].map((e) => `${config.prefix}${e.toLowerCase()}`)
        : [];
    
      const toolDefinitionMap: Record<string, McpToolDefinition> = {};
      for (const tool of tools) {
        if (blacklist.includes(tool.name)) continue;
        toolDefinitionMap[tool.name] = {
          ...tool,
          baseUrl: config.baseUrl,
        };
      }
      return toolDefinitionMap;
    }
  • Generates the input schema for 'evm_getentitycategories' from the corresponding OpenAPI operation definition.
    export function generateInputSchemaAndDetails(
      operation: OpenAPIV3.OperationObject,
    ): {
      inputSchema: JSONSchema7 | boolean;
      parameters: OpenAPIV3.ParameterObject[];
      requestBodyContentType?: string;
    } {
      const properties: { [key: string]: JSONSchema7 | boolean } = {};
      const required: string[] = [];
    
      // Process parameters
      const allParameters: OpenAPIV3.ParameterObject[] = Array.isArray(
        operation.parameters,
      )
        ? operation.parameters.map((p) => p as OpenAPIV3.ParameterObject)
        : [];
    
      allParameters.forEach((param) => {
        if (!param.name || !param.schema) return;
    
        const paramSchema = mapOpenApiSchemaToJsonSchema(
          param.schema as OpenAPIV3.SchemaObject,
        );
        if (typeof paramSchema === 'object') {
          paramSchema.description = param.description || paramSchema.description;
        }
    
        properties[param.name] = paramSchema;
        if (param.required) required.push(param.name);
      });
    
      // Process request body (if present)
      let requestBodyContentType: string | undefined = undefined;
    
      if (operation.requestBody) {
        const opRequestBody = operation.requestBody as OpenAPIV3.RequestBodyObject;
        const jsonContent = opRequestBody.content?.['application/json'];
        const firstContent = opRequestBody.content
          ? Object.entries(opRequestBody.content)[0]
          : undefined;
    
        if (jsonContent?.schema) {
          requestBodyContentType = 'application/json';
          const bodySchema = mapOpenApiSchemaToJsonSchema(
            jsonContent.schema as OpenAPIV3.SchemaObject,
          );
    
          if (typeof bodySchema === 'object') {
            bodySchema.description =
              opRequestBody.description ||
              bodySchema.description ||
              'The JSON request body.';
          }
    
          properties['requestBody'] = bodySchema;
          if (opRequestBody.required) required.push('requestBody');
        } else if (firstContent) {
          const [contentType] = firstContent;
          requestBodyContentType = contentType;
    
          properties['requestBody'] = {
            type: 'string',
            description:
              opRequestBody.description ||
              `Request body (content type: ${contentType})`,
          };
    
          if (opRequestBody.required) required.push('requestBody');
        }
      }
    
      // Combine everything into a JSON Schema
      const inputSchema: JSONSchema7 = {
        type: 'object',
        properties,
        ...(required.length > 0 && { required }),
      };
    
      return { inputSchema, parameters: allParameters, requestBodyContentType };
    }
  • src/server.ts:85-94 (registration)
    MCP ListTools handler that includes 'evm_getentitycategories' in the tools list.
    server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
      const toolsForClient: Tool[] = Object.values(toolDefinitionMap).map(
        (def) => ({
          name: def.name,
          description: def.description,
          inputSchema: def.inputSchema,
        }),
      );
      return { tools: toolsForClient };
    });
  • Configuration for EVM tools including prefix 'evm_' and OpenAPI spec URL used to extract 'evm_getentitycategories'.
    evm:  {
      prefix: 'evm_',
      baseUrl:
        process.env.API_BASE_URL || 'https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2',
      specUrl:
        process.env.API_SPEC_URL ||
        'https://deep-index.moralis.io/api-docs-2.2/v2.2/swagger.json',
    },

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