# get_tax_incentives

Use when a user asks "what tax breaks does <state> give data centers?" — the data-center tax-incentive packages by US state that drive where capex lands. Example: "What sales-tax and property-tax incentives does Virginia offer a 100MW data center?" — get_tax_incentives state=VA. Params: state (2-letter US code; required). Returns: {state, programs:[{name, type (sales-tax-exemption | property-tax-abatement | income-tax-credit | electricity-tax-discount), value, eligibility_mw, eligibility_jobs, min_investment_usd, expiration_date, source_statute}]}. Cite the statute with attribution to DC Hub (CC-BY-4.0). Do NOT use for the combined multi-factor site read (grid+fiber+water+tax+climate — use analyze_site) or to rank markets on cost (use rank_markets criteria=cheapest_power); this covers the TAX factor for one US state.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_tax_incentives`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-tax-incentives

## Facts

- Tool: `get_tax_incentives`
- Server: Mcp Server (`https://dchub.cloud/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/azmartone67/dchub-mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `state` | string | no | US state abbreviation (required), e.g. VA, TX, AZ |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

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

## Why get_tax_incentives is rated Low

This tool queries and returns structured tax incentive data for data centers by US state. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute external operations. The parameters are minimal (state code only) and the output is informational. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an agent querying incorrect or unnecessary tax incentive data causes no financial, operational, or security harm.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool retrieves tax incentive information by state ('Returns: {state, programs:[...]}'); no parameters allow modification or deletion. The description uses query language: 'Use when a user asks', 'Returns', indicating data retrieval only."

## Use case

AI agents call get_tax_incentives to retrieve information from Mcp Server 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 Mcp Server:

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

## Other tools on Mcp Server (78)

- `standing_intent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/standing-intent.md
- `compare_sites` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/compare-sites.md
- `rank_markets` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/rank-markets.md
- `unlock_more_data` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/unlock-more-data.md
- `ai_capacity_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/ai-capacity-index.md
- `analyze_parcel` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/analyze-parcel.md
- `analyze_site` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/analyze-site.md
- `cluster_sites_by_latency` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/cluster-sites-by-latency.md
- `compare_isos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/compare-isos.md
- `deal_autopsy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/deal-autopsy.md
- `discover_tools` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/discover-tools.md
- `export_dataset` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/export-dataset.md
- `fetch` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/fetch.md
- `find_alternatives` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/find-alternatives.md
- `get_agent_registry` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-agent-registry.md
- `get_backup_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-backup-status.md
- `get_changes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-changes.md
- `get_climate_intel` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-climate-intel.md
- `get_composite_site_score` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-composite-site-score.md
- `get_dchub_recommendation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-dchub-recommendation.md
- `get_disaster_risk` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-disaster-risk.md
- `get_energy_prices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-energy-prices.md
- `get_facility` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-facility.md
- `get_facility_risk_delta` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-facility-risk-delta.md
- `get_fiber_intel` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-fiber-intel.md
- `get_fiber_readiness` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-fiber-readiness.md
- `get_gas_economics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-gas-economics.md
- `get_gas_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-gas-index.md
- `get_gas_intelligence` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-gas-intelligence.md
- `get_global_power` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-global-power.md
- …and 48 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-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=cloud-dchub-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/cloud-dchub-mcp-server