Get the balance of a specific token ID for an address in an ERC1155 contract
AI agents call getERC1155Balance to retrieve information from MCP Ethers Wallet without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries blockchain data (ERC1155 token balance) for a given address and token ID. It is a read-only operation with no state modifications, no code execution, and no financial transactions. The function simply retrieves and returns existing data from the smart contract, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getERC1155Balance' and description 'Get the balance of a specific token ID for an address in an ERC1155 contract' indicate a query operation that retrieves balance data without modifying state or executing code with side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access getERC1155Balance gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP Ethers Wallet, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for getERC1155Balance:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"getERC1155Balance": {}
}
} getERC1155Balance is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the balance of a specific token ID for an address in an ERC1155 contract. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Ethers Wallet MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Ethers Wallet MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getERC1155Balance: 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 MCP Ethers Wallet. Nothing to install.
getERC1155Balance is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getERC1155Balance 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getERC1155Balance. 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.
getERC1155Balance is provided by the MCP Ethers Wallet MCP server (crazyrabbitltc/mcp-ethers-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from MCP Ethers Wallet, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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