Query Convex State
SkillDev toolsExecute a read-only CVM query on the Convex network. Use when reading on-chain state, checking balances, looking up accounts, or evaluating Convex Lisp expressions.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Query Convex State skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by convex-dev/convex in .agents/skills/query/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Queries are read-only, free and instant. They never modify state and need no key, so prefer a query over a transaction whenever you only need to read.
Expression: $0
Address (optional): $1 — the account context for the query (e.g. #13)
See the convex-lisp skill for CVM conventions and error codes.
How to Run It
With a Convex MCP server configured (tool names look like
mcp__<server>__query), use its query tool. The server is configured per
user, not by this repository — do not assume it is present.
Otherwise use the CLI, which always works from a built convex.jar:
java -jar convex.jar client query '(balance #13)'
java -jar convex.jar client query --host <host> --port <port> '(balance #13)'
java -jar convex.jar client query -a #13 '*balance*'
-a / --address sets the account context. Against a local network started
with the local-network skill, pass --host localhost --port <PORT>.
Common Queries
| Task | Expression |
|---|---|
| Coin balance | (balance #13) |
| Own balance | *balance* |
| Account info | (account #13) |
| Token balance | (@convex.fungible/balance #TOKEN #USER) |
| Token supply | (@convex.fungible/total-supply #TOKEN) |
| Lookup symbol | (lookup #ADDR 'symbol) |
| Full state | *state* (large!) |
lookup needs a literal symbol as its last argument — it is resolved at
compile time, so a computed symbol fails with :COMPILE.
Present balances in CVM units (e.g. "1.5 CVM", not "1500000000 copper").
Signals
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- Sep 2026
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query- Source
- github.com/convex-dev/convex