# api_indexer_lookup_asset_balances

Get accounts holding this asset and their balances

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `api_indexer_lookup_asset_balances`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/api-indexer-lookup-asset-balances

## Facts

- Tool: `api_indexer_lookup_asset_balances`
- Server: Algorand MCP (`goplausible/algorand-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/GoPlausible/algorand-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- 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": "api_indexer_lookup_asset_balances",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why api_indexer_lookup_asset_balances is rated Low

This tool queries blockchain data to retrieve asset balance information. It performs read-only lookups without creating, modifying, executing, or deleting any data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve publicly available blockchain information that would be accessible through other means.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'lookup' and description states 'Get accounts holding this asset and their balances' — a pure data retrieval operation with no modification or execution capabilities."

## Use case

AI agents call api_indexer_lookup_asset_balances to retrieve information from Algorand MCP 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 Algorand MCP:

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

## Other tools on Algorand MCP (176)

- `api_ultrade_market_cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/api-ultrade-market-cancel-order.md
- `api_ultrade_wallet_revoke_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/api-ultrade-wallet-revoke-key.md
- `make_app_delete_txn` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-app-delete-txn.md
- `make_asset_destroy_txn` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-asset-destroy-txn.md
- `wallet_remove_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/wallet-remove-account.md
- `api_ultrade_wallet_signin` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/api-ultrade-wallet-signin.md
- `assign_group_id` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/assign-group-id.md
- `compile_teal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/compile-teal.md
- `encode_unsigned_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/encode-unsigned-transaction.md
- `make_app_call_txn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-app-call-txn.md
- `make_app_clear_txn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-app-clear-txn.md
- `make_app_create_txn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/make-app-create-txn.md
- `mnemonic_from_seed` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/mnemonic-from-seed.md
- `rekey_account` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/rekey-account.md
- `send_raw_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/send-raw-transaction.md
- `sign_bytes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/sign-bytes.md
- `sign_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/sign-transaction.md
- `simulate_raw_transactions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/simulate-raw-transactions.md
- `simulate_transactions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/simulate-transactions.md
- `wallet_sign_data` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/wallet-sign-data.md
- `wallet_sign_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/wallet-sign-transaction.md
- `wallet_sign_transaction_group` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/wallet-sign-transaction-group.md
- `alpha_amend_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-amend-order.md
- `alpha_cancel_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-cancel-order.md
- `alpha_claim` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-claim.md
- `alpha_create_limit_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-create-limit-order.md
- `alpha_create_market_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-create-market-order.md
- `alpha_merge_shares` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-merge-shares.md
- `alpha_propose_match` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-propose-match.md
- `alpha_split_shares` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/alpha-split-shares.md
- …and 146 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp.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=goplausible-algorand-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/goplausible-algorand-mcp