get_balance

Get an agent's Forge vault balance: shares held and equivalent USDC value. Read-only, no transaction needed.

SERVERForge Treasury SOURCEhttps://mcp.forgetreasury.com/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 11 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/com-forgetreasury-treasury/get-balance.md

WHAT IT DOES

What get_balance does on Forge Treasury

AI agents call get_balance to retrieve information from Forge Treasury without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`agentAddress`	string	Yes	Agent wallet address

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why get_balance is rated Low

This tool retrieves vault balance information (shares held and USDC value equivalent) with no state modifications, side effects, or external operations. It is a pure query operation that fits the Read category definition.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Read-only, no transaction needed' and the action is to 'Get an agent's Forge vault balance' which retrieves data without side effects.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs get_balance safely

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

get_balance Allowed

get_balance is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Forge Treasury, apply this rule, and every get_balance call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about get_balance

What does the get_balance tool do? +

Get an agent's Forge vault balance: shares held and equivalent USDC value. Read-only, no transaction needed. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Forge Treasury MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does get_balance accept? +

get_balance accepts 1 parameter: agentAddress. Required: agentAddress. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on get_balance? +

Register the Forge Treasury MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_balance: 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 Forge Treasury. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_balance? +

get_balance is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_balance? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_balance 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.

How do I block get_balance completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_balance. 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.

What MCP server provides get_balance? +

get_balance is provided by the Forge Treasury MCP server (https://mcp.forgetreasury.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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