helius_get_epoch_info
Retrieve current epoch details from Solana, including epoch number, slot index, and start slot, with optional commitment level.
Instructions
Get information about the current epoch
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| commitment | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/handlers/helius.ts:272-279 (handler)getEpochInfoHandler: The actual implementation that calls connection.getEpochInfo() and returns the epoch info.
export const getEpochInfoHandler = async (input: GetEpochInfoInput): Promise<ToolResultSchema> => { try { const epochInfo = await (helius as any as Helius).connection.getEpochInfo(input.commitment); return createSuccessResponse(`Epoch info: ${JSON.stringify(epochInfo, null, 2)}`); } catch (error) { return createErrorResponse(`Error getting epoch info: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`); } } - src/handlers/helius.types.ts:130-132 (schema)GetEpochInfoInput type definition with optional commitment parameter.
export type GetEpochInfoInput = { commitment?: "confirmed" | "finalized" | "processed"; } - src/tools.ts:220-230 (registration)Tool registration entry: defines name 'helius_get_epoch_info', description, and inputSchema with optional commitment.
{ name: "helius_get_epoch_info", description: "Get information about the current epoch", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { commitment: { type: "string", enum: ["confirmed", "finalized", "processed"] } }, required: [] } }, - src/tools.ts:566-566 (registration)Maps the tool name 'helius_get_epoch_info' to getEpochInfoHandler in the handler lookup object.
"helius_get_epoch_info": getEpochInfoHandler, - src/handlers/utils.ts:23-46 (helper)createErrorResponse and createSuccessResponse helper functions used by the handler.
export const createErrorResponse = (message: string): ToolResultSchema => { return { content: [{ type: "text", text: message }], isError: true }; }; /** * Utility function to create a success response * @param message The success message * @returns A ToolResultSchema with the success message */ export const createSuccessResponse = (message: string): ToolResultSchema => { return { content: [{ type: "text", text: message }], isError: false }; };