# `io.github.TheAliphant/mach-base` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.TheAliphant/mach-base
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.TheAliphant/mach-base
- Version: 1.0.3 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.TheAliphant (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:21:44.698Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
MACH Base
Investigate Base transactions, check wallet funds and contracts. Read-only MCP. USDC via x402.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:08:56.630Z over streamable-http.

**18 tools: 2 do something that can't be undone, 12 change things and 4 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 2 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 12 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 4 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `base_eth_call` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "base_eth_call" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "base_eth_call" says "call": a word for a change.
```

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `base_erc20_transfers` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "base_erc20_transfers" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "base_erc20_transfers" says "transfer": a word for a change that another call does not undo.
```


## Can't be undone (2)

Sends, pays, publishes or merges: once done, it cannot be taken back. Claude Code: ask.

### `base_erc20_transfers`

- The name "base_erc20_transfers" says "transfer": a word for a change that another call does not undo.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find recent ERC-20 Transfer events on Base, optionally filtered by sender or recipient wallet. Results cover only the queried block window. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_eth_call`

- The name "base_eth_call" says "call": a word for a change.
- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read Base contract state without broadcasting a transaction: run eth_call with supplied calldata and return the raw response. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

## Changes things (12)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `base_allowance`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check a Base token approval before an agent acts: return the ERC-20 allowance for one token, owner and spender. Does not grant approval. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_block_number`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check Base chain progress: return the latest mainnet block number for freshness checks and polling. This is not transaction confirmation. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_contract_code`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Tell a Base contract address from an externally owned account: return whether code is deployed and its bytecode size. Not a security audit. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_contract_info`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Identify a Base contract before interacting: inspect bytecode size, available token metadata and common interface signals. Not a security audit. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_erc20_balance`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check a wallet’s USDC or ERC-20 balance on Base: return raw token units for a specified token contract and wallet address. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_gas_price`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check the current Base gas price in wei before estimating transaction fees. The quote alone is not the total transaction cost. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_nonce`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Prepare a Base transaction: get a wallet’s current nonce without signing or broadcasting a transaction. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_receipt`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check whether a Base transaction was mined and succeeded: return receipt status and confirmations. This does not prove the correct payee, token amount or service delivery. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_total_supply`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check a Base ERC-20 or ERC-721 contract’s reported total supply. Contract data is not independently audited circulation. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_transaction_context`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Investigate a Base payment timeout or failed transaction with transaction, receipt, gas and fee context. Onchain success is not proof that a specific USDC obligation or service delivery was met. Costs $0.008 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_wallet_balance`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check whether a Base wallet has native ETH available for gas: return its balance in wei. Read-only; no wallet access or signing. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `mach_choose`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Free decision layer: map an agent goal to the narrowest paid MACH Base capability, exact price, expected result fields and exact next request. Returns no live chain data and has no side effects.
```

## Only reads (4)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `base_block`

- The description's first verb is "inspect": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Inspect a Base block by number or tag: retrieve its header and transaction hashes to investigate chain activity. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_logs`

- The name "base_logs" says "log": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find Base smart-contract events in a bounded block range: return onchain logs filtered by contract address and optional topics. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_transaction`

- The description's first verb is "inspect": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Inspect a Base transaction by hash: retrieve sender, recipient, value, calldata and transaction fields. Use Transaction Context for receipt and confirmation status. Costs $0.008 USDC via x402.
```

### `base_wallet_snapshot`

- The name "base_wallet_snapshot" says "snapshot": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Check a Base wallet’s funding context in one read: return native ETH and balances for up to ten specified ERC-20 contracts. No signing or custody. Costs $0.005 USDC via x402.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `mach-base`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__mach-base__base_logs",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_transaction",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_block",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_wallet_snapshot"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__mach-base__mach_choose",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_block_number",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_gas_price",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_wallet_balance",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_erc20_balance",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_nonce",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_contract_code",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_allowance",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_receipt",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_eth_call",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_transaction_context",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_total_supply",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_contract_info",
      "mcp__mach-base__base_erc20_transfers"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```