list_cost_decoders
List the 'real cost' decoders — topics where the advertised sticker price hides the true bill (e.g. AI customer support billed per resolution, where a $29/mo seat price becomes hundreds/mo at volume). Each entry carries the question it answers, the scenarios it computes, the vendor count and the ...
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What list_cost_decoders does on The Front Desk Review
AI agents call list_cost_decoders to retrieve information from The Front Desk Review without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_cost_decoders is rated Low
This is a pure retrieval/query operation that lists available decoders and their metadata. It has no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or commit financial transactions—it merely returns structured reference data to inform users about available cost analysis tools. Low severity reflects the informational nature and absence of any operational impact.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_cost_decoders' and description state it 'List[s] the real cost decoders' and retrieves metadata about cost decoder topics (questions, scenarios, vendor counts, dates).
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The rule that runs list_cost_decoders safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and The Front Desk Review, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_cost_decoders, this is the rule to start with:
list_cost_decoders is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect The Front Desk Review, apply this rule, and every list_cost_decoders call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_cost_decoders
List the 'real cost' decoders — topics where the advertised sticker price hides the true bill (e.g. AI customer support billed per resolution, where a $29/mo seat price becomes hundreds/mo at volume). Each entry carries the question it answers, the scenarios it computes, the vendor count and the data's as-of date. Pass a topic slug to get_cost_decoder. It is categorised as a Read tool in the The Front Desk Review MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the The Front Desk Review MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_cost_decoders: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches The Front Desk Review. Nothing to install.
list_cost_decoders is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_cost_decoders rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_cost_decoders. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
list_cost_decoders is provided by the The Front Desk Review MCP server (https://mcp.frontdeskreview.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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