Check 46elks account balance and account information to verify funds availability for SMS sending
AI agents call check_account_balance to retrieve information from 46elks MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries account information and balance status—typical read operations with no side effects. It does not send SMS, modify account settings, execute commands, or consume/transfer funds. The word 'check' and 'verify' confirm it is informational only. Blast radius is minimal: exposure would reveal account balance but not enable financial transactions or destructive actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'check_account_balance' and description 'Check 46elks account balance and account information to verify funds availability' indicates a read-only query operation that retrieves account data without modification or execution of external operations.
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Check 46elks account balance and account information to verify funds availability for SMS sending. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 46elks MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the 46elks MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for check_account_balance: 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 46elks MCP Server. Nothing to install.
check_account_balance 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 check_account_balance 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 check_account_balance. 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.
check_account_balance is provided by the 46elks MCP Server MCP server (palhamel/46elks-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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