Resolve an ENS name to its current Ethereum mainnet address (or vice versa). Returns the canonical address, avatar URL if set, and the resolver contract that returned it. Use when an agent encounters a human-readable name like 'vitalik.eth' and needs to send funds or validate identity. Reads via ...
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AI agents use onyx_ens_resolve to create or modify resources in Onyx Mcp. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call onyx_ens_resolve repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Onyx Mcp.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
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"default": "deny",
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"onyx_ens_resolve": {
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"counter": "onyx_ens_resolve_rate",
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}See the full Onyx Mcp policy for all 67 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access onyx_ens_resolve gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Resolve an ENS name to its current Ethereum mainnet address (or vice versa). Returns the canonical address, avatar URL if set, and the resolver contract that returned it. Use when an agent encounters a human-readable name like 'vitalik.eth' and needs to send funds or validate identity. Reads via the public ensideas API (no key, no rate-limit pain for typical agent traffic). ~200-500ms. (price: $0.002 USDC, tier: metered). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Onyx Mcp MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Onyx MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for onyx_ens_resolve: 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 Onyx Mcp. Nothing to install.
onyx_ens_resolve is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the onyx_ens_resolve 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 onyx_ens_resolve. 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.
onyx_ens_resolve is provided by the Onyx MCP server (https://onyx-actions.onrender.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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