Returns details about an address. Available fields: address, chain_stats, and mempool_stats. chain_stats and mempool_stats each contain an object with tx_count, funded_txo_count, funded_txo_sum, spent_txo_count, and spent_txo_sum.
AI agents call esplora_address_details to retrieve information from Maestro MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a read-only query operation that retrieves blockchain address statistics from the Esplora API. It has no side effects, cannot create, modify, or delete data, and poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent. The tool only fetches and returns immutable blockchain data.
From the tool's definition Tool returns address details including chain_stats and mempool_stats without modifying any data. The description uses 'Returns details about' and lists data fields (address, tx_count, funded_txo_sum, etc.) that are retrieved/queried, not changed.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access esplora_address_details gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Maestro MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for esplora_address_details:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"esplora_address_details": {}
}
} esplora_address_details is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Returns details about an address. Available fields: address, chain_stats, and mempool_stats. chain_stats and mempool_stats each contain an object with tx_count, funded_txo_count, funded_txo_sum, spent_txo_count, and spent_txo_sum. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Maestro MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Maestro MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for esplora_address_details: 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 Maestro MCP Server. Nothing to install.
esplora_address_details 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 esplora_address_details 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 esplora_address_details. 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.
esplora_address_details is provided by the Maestro MCP Server MCP server (maestro-org/maestro-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Maestro MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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