Helium

9 tools. 0 can modify or destroy data without limits.

Read-only server. Low risk, but rate limits prevent runaway API costs.

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0 can modify or destroy data
9 read-only
9 tools total

Helium is read-only, but an agent in a loop can still exhaust your rate limits and budget. PolicyLayer caps every call before it runs. Live in minutes.

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Read (9) Write / Execute (0) Destructive / Financial (0)
3,917 tokens of tool definitions, loaded on every request
2.0% of a 200k context window
888 heaviest tool: get_all_source_biases

Even read-only tools carry cost. An agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up bills.

Cap read operations
{
  "get_all_source_biases": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "get_all_source_biases_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Get this policy live on your own Helium server in minutes. Tune the limits to your setup; PolicyLayer enforces it on every call.

ENFORCE ON MY HELIUM →
Is the Helium MCP server safe to use without restrictions? +

The Helium server is primarily read-only with 9 read tools. While it cannot modify data, an agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up costs. Rate limiting is still recommended.

How many tools does the Helium MCP server expose? +

9 tools across 1 categories: Read. 9 are read-only. 0 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Helium? +

Register the Helium MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Helium tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 9 Helium tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

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