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read.wallet.allowances

Read-onlyIdempotent

Check ERC20 token allowances for a spender address to avoid redundant approvals before transactions.

Instructions

Check ERC20 token allowances for a spender address. Use before write.wallet.approve to avoid redundant approvals — skip approving if the current allowance is already sufficient.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
owner_addressYesToken owner address (the wallet granting approval)
spender_addressYesSpender address to check allowance for (e.g. Arcadia account address)
token_addressesYesERC20 token contract addresses to check
chain_idNoChain ID: 8453 (Base) or 130 (Unichain)

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
tokensYes

Implementation Reference

  • The handler for "read.wallet.allowances" tool, which uses a multicall to query ERC20 allowance, decimals, and symbol for given token addresses and returns the allowance details.
    async ({ owner_address, spender_address, token_addresses, chain_id }) => {
      try {
        const validChainId = validateChainId(chain_id);
        const owner = validateAddress(owner_address, "owner_address");
        const spender = validateAddress(spender_address, "spender_address");
        const client = getPublicClient(validChainId, chains);
    
        const calls = token_addresses.flatMap((addr) => [
          {
            address: addr as `0x${string}`,
            abi: erc20Abi,
            functionName: "allowance" as const,
            args: [owner, spender],
          },
          { address: addr as `0x${string}`, abi: erc20Abi, functionName: "decimals" as const },
          { address: addr as `0x${string}`, abi: erc20Abi, functionName: "symbol" as const },
        ]);
    
        const results = (await client.multicall({ contracts: calls, allowFailure: true })) as {
          status: string;
          result?: unknown;
        }[];
    
        const tokens = token_addresses.map((addr, i) => {
          const allowRes = results[i * 3];
          const decRes = results[i * 3 + 1];
          const symRes = results[i * 3 + 2];
    
          const allowance = allowRes?.status === "success" ? BigInt(allowRes.result as bigint) : 0n;
          const decimals = decRes?.status === "success" ? Number(decRes.result) : 18;
          const symbol = symRes?.status === "success" ? String(symRes.result) : "???";
    
          return {
            address: addr,
            symbol,
            decimals,
            allowance: String(allowance),
            formatted: formatUnits(allowance, decimals),
            is_max_approval: allowance === MAX_UINT256,
          };
        });
    
        return {
          content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: JSON.stringify({ tokens }, null, 2) }],
          structuredContent: { tokens },
        };
      } catch (err) {
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text" as const,
              text: `Error: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
            },
          ],
          isError: true,
        };
      }
    },
  • Tool registration for "read.wallet.allowances" within the registerWalletTools function.
    server.registerTool(
      "read.wallet.allowances",
      {
        annotations: {
          title: "Get Token Allowances",
          readOnlyHint: true,
          destructiveHint: false,
          idempotentHint: true,
          openWorldHint: true,
        },
        description:
          "Check ERC20 token allowances for a spender address. Use before write.wallet.approve to avoid redundant approvals — skip approving if the current allowance is already sufficient.",
        inputSchema: {
          owner_address: z.string().describe("Token owner address (the wallet granting approval)"),
          spender_address: z
            .string()
            .describe("Spender address to check allowance for (e.g. Arcadia account address)"),
          token_addresses: z.array(z.string()).describe("ERC20 token contract addresses to check"),
          chain_id: z.number().default(8453).describe("Chain ID: 8453 (Base) or 130 (Unichain)"),
        },
        outputSchema: WalletAllowanceOutput,
      },

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