# getAllowance

Gets the ERC20 token allowance between an owner and spender

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `getAllowance`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/getallowance

## Facts

- Tool: `getAllowance`
- Server: Agentek Eth (`nanidao/agentek`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/NaniDAO/agentek
- 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": "getAllowance",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why getAllowance is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only query of ERC20 token allowance state on the blockchain. It retrieves information about how much token a spender is allowed to transfer on behalf of an owner, but makes no state changes. The blast radius is minimal—misuse cannot alter balances, approve additional spending, or move funds. It is purely informational.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'getAllowance' and description 'Gets the ERC20 token allowance between an owner and spender' indicate a query operation that retrieves existing allowance data without modification."

## Use case

AI agents call getAllowance to retrieve information from Agentek Eth 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 Agentek Eth:

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

## Other tools on Agentek Eth (192)

- `intentReverseSlowTransfer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentreverseslowtransfer.md
- `intentRevokeAllApprovals` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentrevokeallapprovals.md
- `intentRevokeApproval` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentrevokeapproval.md
- `generateAndPinImage` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/generateandpinimage.md
- `intentGovernorVote` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentgovernorvote.md
- `intentGovernorVoteWithReason` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentgovernorvotewithreason.md
- `intentSetPrimaryWNS` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentsetprimarywns.md
- `intentSetWNSAddr` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentsetwnsaddr.md
- `intentSwapSolana` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentswapsolana.md
- `intentVoteNaniProposal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentvotenaniproposal.md
- `intentWriteContract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentwritecontract.md
- `depositWETH` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/depositweth.md
- `intent0xSwap` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intent0xswap.md
- `intentAaveBorrow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaaveborrow.md
- `intentAaveDeposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaavedeposit.md
- `intentAaveRepay` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaaverepay.md
- `intentAaveWithdraw` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentaavewithdraw.md
- `intentApprove` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentapprove.md
- `intentApproveSlowTransfer` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentapproveslowtransfer.md
- `intentCoinchanAirdrop` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanairdrop.md
- `intentCoinchanClaimVested` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanclaimvested.md
- `intentCoinchanMake` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanmake.md
- `intentCoinchanMakeHold` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanmakehold.md
- `intentCoinchanMakeLocked` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcoinchanmakelocked.md
- `intentCollectFees` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentcollectfees.md
- `intentDecreaseLiquidity` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentdecreaseliquidity.md
- `intentDepositAcross` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentdepositacross.md
- `intentDepositToSlow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentdeposittoslow.md
- `intentIncreaseLiquidity` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentincreaseliquidity.md
- `intentMintPosition` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek/intentmintposition.md
- …and 162 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/nanidao-agentek.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=nanidao-agentek · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/nanidao-agentek