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eth_blockNumber

Get the current block number from any EVM-compatible blockchain to track network progress and synchronize with the latest state.

Instructions

Returns the number of the most recent block

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Implementation Reference

  • The handler function that executes the eth_blockNumber tool. It makes an RPC call to get the latest block number in hex, parses it to decimal, adds a timestamp, and formats the response using formatResponse.
    async () => {
      try {
        const result = await makeRPCCall("eth_blockNumber");
        const blockNumber = parseInt(result, 16);
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: formatResponse(
                {
                  hex: result,
                  decimal: blockNumber,
                  timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
                },
                "Latest Block Number",
              ),
            },
          ],
        };
      } catch (error: any) {
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: `Error: ${error.message}`,
            },
          ],
        };
      }
  • Empty schema indicating no input parameters are required for the tool.
    {},
  • src/index.ts:158-192 (registration)
    Registration of the eth_blockNumber tool using McpServer's server.tool method, specifying name, description, schema, and handler.
    server.tool(
      "eth_blockNumber",
      "Returns the number of the most recent block",
      {},
      async () => {
        try {
          const result = await makeRPCCall("eth_blockNumber");
          const blockNumber = parseInt(result, 16);
          return {
            content: [
              {
                type: "text",
                text: formatResponse(
                  {
                    hex: result,
                    decimal: blockNumber,
                    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
                  },
                  "Latest Block Number",
                ),
              },
            ],
          };
        } catch (error: any) {
          return {
            content: [
              {
                type: "text",
                text: `Error: ${error.message}`,
              },
            ],
          };
        }
      },
    );
  • Helper function makeRPCCall used by the handler to send the RPC request to the Ethereum provider.
    async function makeRPCCall(method: string, params: any[] = []): Promise<any> {
      try {
        const result = await provider.send(method, params);
        return result;
      } catch (error: any) {
        throw new Error(`RPC call failed: ${error.message}`);
      }
    }

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