# get_account_balance

Get the current page balance and dollar amount balance for the authenticated account.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_account_balance`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gotfreefax-mcp/get-account-balance

## Facts

- Tool: `get_account_balance`
- Server: GotFreeFax (`https://www.gotfreefax.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gotfreefax-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/vannet/gotfreefax-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_account_balance",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_account_balance is rated Low

This tool retrieves account balance data without creating, modifying, or deleting any data, and does not move money or create financial obligations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal blast radius—knowing an account balance poses no significant risk even if misused by an agent, as it cannot trigger unwanted charges or state changes.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_account_balance' and description 'Get the current page balance and dollar amount balance' indicate retrieval of account information with no modification or financial transaction."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches GotFreeFax:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_account_balance": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on GotFreeFax (6)

- `purchase_credits` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gotfreefax-mcp/purchase-credits.md
- `send_fax` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gotfreefax-mcp/send-fax.md
- `check_fax_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gotfreefax-mcp/check-fax-status.md
- `list_sent_faxes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gotfreefax-mcp/list-sent-faxes.md
- `list_supported_formats` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gotfreefax-mcp/list-supported-formats.md
- `send_free_fax` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gotfreefax-mcp/send-free-fax.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-gotfreefax-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-gotfreefax-mcp