Get price for a specific token.
AI agents call get_price_by_address to retrieve information from Aerodrome Swap MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a data retrieval operation that queries token pricing information. It does not create, modify, delete data, execute code, or move funds. While the server integrates with a swap API (which could involve financial operations), this specific tool is purely informational—analogous to checking a ticker price. No side effects or irreversible actions occur.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_price_by_address' and description 'Get price for a specific token' indicate a query operation with no side effects. This retrieves pricing data without modifying, executing external operations, or affecting financial state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get price for a specific token. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Aerodrome Swap MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Aerodrome Swap MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_price_by_address: 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 Aerodrome Swap MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_price_by_address 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 get_price_by_address 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 get_price_by_address. 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.
get_price_by_address is provided by the Aerodrome Swap MCP Server MCP server (protagolabs/aerodrome-swap-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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