Look up contract addresses and chain information for a token using its CoinGecko ID. Use searchCoinGecko first to find the correct CoinGecko ID before using this tool.
AI agents call getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId to retrieve information from Web3 MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool is a straightforward data retrieval operation querying the CoinGecko API by token ID. It returns informational data (contract addresses, chain details) without writing, executing code, deleting data, or committing financial transactions.
From the tool's definition The tool 'Look up contract addresses and chain information for a token' performs a lookup/query operation with no side effects. It retrieves data (contract addresses and chain info) without modifying, deleting, or executing operations.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Web3 MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId": {}
}
}getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Look up contract addresses and chain information for a token using its CoinGecko ID. Use searchCoinGecko first to find the correct CoinGecko ID before using this tool. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Web3 MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Web3 MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId: 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 Web3 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId 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 getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId 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 getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId. 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.
getCoinInfoByCoingeckoId is provided by the Web3 MCP Server MCP server (strangelove-ventures/web3-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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