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lookupENS

Looks up the ENS name for an Ethereum address

How to control lookupENS ↓

What lookupENS does on Agentek Eth

AI agents call lookupENS 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 lookupENS needs a policy

This tool performs a read-only query against the Ethereum Name Service to resolve an address to its associated ENS name. It retrieves existing data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The operation is purely informational and has no ability to affect blockchain state or financial outcomes.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it "Looks up the ENS name for an Ethereum address" - a pure query/lookup operation with no side effects.

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

How to control lookupENS

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 lookupENS:

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

lookupENS 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 lookupENS

What does the lookupENS tool do? +

Looks up the ENS name for an Ethereum address. 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 lookupENS? +

Register the Agentek Eth MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lookupENS: 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 lookupENS? +

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

Can I rate-limit lookupENS? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the lookupENS 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 lookupENS completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for lookupENS. 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 lookupENS? +

lookupENS 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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