Set ENS resolver records for a name you own. Returns encoded transaction calldata ready to sign and broadcast. Supports address records (ETH, BTC, SOL, etc.), text records (avatar, description, url, social handles, AI agent metadata), content hash (IPFS/IPNS), and ENSIP-25 agent-registration reco...
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AI agents use set_ens_records to create or modify resources in Name Whisper. 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 set_ens_records 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 Name Whisper.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"set_ens_records": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "set_ens_records_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Name Whisper policy for all 34 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access set_ens_records 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.
Set ENS resolver records for a name you own. Returns encoded transaction calldata ready to sign and broadcast. Supports address records (ETH, BTC, SOL, etc.), text records (avatar, description, url, social handles, AI agent metadata), content hash (IPFS/IPNS), and ENSIP-25 agent-registration records. Multiple records are batched into a single multicall transaction to save gas. Common text record keys: avatar, description, url, email, com.twitter, com.github, com.discord, ai.agent, ai.purpose, ai.capabilities, ai.category. ENSIP-25 support: Pass agentRegistration with registryAddress and agentId to automatically set the standardized agent-registration text record. This creates a verifiable on-chain binding between your ENS name and your agent identity in an ERC-8004 registry. The returned transaction can be signed and submitted directly using any wallet framework (Coinbase AgentKit, ethers.js, etc.).. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Name Whisper MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Name Whisper MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for set_ens_records: 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 Name Whisper. Nothing to install.
set_ens_records 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 set_ens_records 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 set_ens_records. 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.
set_ens_records is provided by the Name Whisper MCP server (namewhisper/ens-tools). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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