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getCoinBalance

Returns the balance of a given address for a specific ERC6909 token ID from the Coins contract.

How to control getCoinBalance ↓

What getCoinBalance does on Agentek Eth

AI agents call getCoinBalance to retrieve information from Agentek Eth without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why getCoinBalance needs a policy

This tool queries balances from a blockchain contract, which is a read operation. It retrieves information about token holdings at a given address and does not create, modify, delete, or execute code. The blast radius is minimal—an incorrect query returns inaccurate data but cannot cause financial loss or irreversible damage on its own.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'getCoinBalance' and description 'Returns the balance' indicates a read-only query operation that retrieves data without modifying state or triggering external side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access getCoinBalance gives an agent:

How to control getCoinBalance

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Agentek Eth, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for getCoinBalance:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getCoinBalance": {}
  }
}

getCoinBalance is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Agentek Eth — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about getCoinBalance

What does the getCoinBalance tool do? +

Returns the balance of a given address for a specific ERC6909 token ID from the Coins contract. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Agentek Eth MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on getCoinBalance? +

Register the Agentek Eth MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getCoinBalance: 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 Agentek Eth. Nothing to install.

What risk level is getCoinBalance? +

getCoinBalance is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit getCoinBalance? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getCoinBalance 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.

How do I block getCoinBalance completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getCoinBalance. 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.

What MCP server provides getCoinBalance? +

getCoinBalance is provided by the Agentek Eth MCP server (nanidao/agentek). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Agentek Eth tool call.

Start from Agentek Eth, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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