# get_credit_usage

Check credit balance, usage history, and cost breakdown. Shows remaining credits, usage by model/endpoint, and top cost drivers. Useful for cost optimization, budget monitoring, and reviewing whether activities are cost-effective.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_credit_usage`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/get-credit-usage

## Facts

- Tool: `get_credit_usage`
- Server: Freedom Mcp (`https://twuluxmoognlwtmaoqgo.supabase.co/functions/v1/freedom-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://twuluxmoognlwtmaoqgo.supabase.co/functions/v1/freedom-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `period` | string | no | Time period for usage breakdown. Default: "month" |
| `companyId` | string | yes | FreedomOS company id to act within (you must be a member). Required for company-scoped tools. |
| `breakdown_by` | string | no | How to group the usage data. Default: "both" |

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_credit_usage",
    "arguments": {
      "companyId": "<companyId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_credit_usage is rated Low

This tool retrieves and displays financial data (credit balance, usage history, cost breakdown) for monitoring and analysis purposes only. It has no write, execute, or destructive capability—it does not charge, transfer, or modify credits, nor does it execute code or trigger external operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_credit_usage' and description 'Check credit balance, usage history, and cost breakdown. Shows remaining credits, usage by model/endpoint, and top cost drivers.' indicate read-only querying of financial metrics without modification or movement…"

## Use case

AI agents call get_credit_usage to retrieve information from Freedom Mcp 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 Freedom Mcp:

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

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- `deactivate_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/deactivate-agent.md
- `delete_icp` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-icp.md
- `delete_idea` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-idea.md
- `delete_knowledge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-knowledge.md
- `delete_objective` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-objective.md
- `remove_agent_activity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/remove-agent-activity.md
- `remove_background` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/remove-background.md
- `remove_dashboard_widget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/remove-dashboard-widget.md
- `audit_brand_visibility` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/audit-brand-visibility.md
- `browse_url` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/browse-url.md
- `challenge_as_customer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/challenge-as-customer.md
- `decide_command_center_item` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/decide-command-center-item.md
- `deliberate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/deliberate.md
- `generate_image_xai` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/generate-image-xai.md
- `generate_vector_image` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/generate-vector-image.md
- `generate_video_veo` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/generate-video-veo.md
- `hire_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/hire-agent.md
- `hire_agent_with_context` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/hire-agent-with-context.md
- `invoke_integration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/invoke-integration.md
- `posthog_hogql` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/posthog-hogql.md
- `request_attention_spawn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/request-attention-spawn.md
- `resolve_work` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/resolve-work.md
- `run_quality_check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/run-quality-check.md
- `run_tactic` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/run-tactic.md
- `send_email` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/send-email.md
- `toggle_agent_schedule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/toggle-agent-schedule.md
- `trigger_agent_activity` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/trigger-agent-activity.md
- `set_meta_ad_status` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/set-meta-ad-status.md
- `update_meta_ad_budget` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/update-meta-ad-budget.md
- …and 207 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp.md

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