# get_capabilities

Discover which tools, practices, and resources are available for the current API key. Returns the list of allowed tools grouped by category, active practices, and permission scopes. Use this before calling unfamiliar tools to avoid 403 errors.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_capabilities`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/get-capabilities

## Facts

- Tool: `get_capabilities`
- Server: Businys (`@businys/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y @businys/mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/hiatys/businys-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_capabilities",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_capabilities is rated Low

This is a capability discovery/introspection tool that queries metadata about available tools and permissions. It retrieves information only and cannot modify, execute, delete, or commit financial actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent might learn about available tools earlier than intended, but this poses no direct risk. Classified as Read.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_capabilities' and description 'Discover which tools, practices, and resources are available' and 'Returns the list of allowed tools' indicate pure data retrieval with no modifications, side effects, or operations."

## Use case

AI agents call get_capabilities to retrieve information from Businys without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Businys:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_capabilities": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Businys (247)

- `archive_contract` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/archive-contract.md
- `archive_invoice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/archive-invoice.md
- `cancel_booking` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-booking.md
- `cancel_invitation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-invitation.md
- `delete_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-account.md
- `delete_asset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-asset.md
- `delete_automation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-automation.md
- `delete_blackout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-blackout.md
- `delete_exercise` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-exercise.md
- `delete_gear_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-gear-item.md
- `delete_goal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-goal.md
- `delete_measurement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-measurement.md
- `delete_personal_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-personal-record.md
- `delete_program` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-program.md
- `delete_sub_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-sub-profile.md
- `delete_workout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-workout.md
- `delete_workout_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-workout-set.md
- `remove_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/remove-member.md
- `revoke_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/revoke-api-key.md
- `revoke_portal_access` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/revoke-portal-access.md
- `skip_nurture` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/skip-nurture.md
- `create_automation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-automation.md
- `switch_organization` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/switch-organization.md
- `cancel_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-recurring-billing.md
- `create_credit_pack` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-credit-pack.md
- `create_deposit_invoice` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-deposit-invoice.md
- `create_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-recurring-billing.md
- `deduct_credit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/deduct-credit.md
- `forfeit_deposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/forfeit-deposit.md
- `pause_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/pause-recurring-billing.md
- …and 217 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=app-businys-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/app-businys-mcp-server