# validate_address

Check if an Algorand address is valid

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `validate_address`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/goplausible-algorand-mcp/validate-address

## Facts

- Tool: `validate_address`
- 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": "validate_address",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why validate_address is rated Low

Address validation is a pure read operation with no side effects. It simply checks format compliance against Algorand's address standards and returns a boolean or validation result. No data is created, modified, deleted, or financial transactions are initiated. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent cannot cause harm by validating addresses incorrectly.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'validate_address' and description states it will 'Check if an Algorand address is valid'. This is a read-only validation operation that queries blockchain address format rules without modifying, executing, or deleting any data."

## Use case

AI agents call validate_address 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": {
    "validate_address": {}
  }
}
```

## 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