# get_expense_summary

Total expenses for a year with by-category and by-month breakdowns. Answers "what did I spend on software this year?" or "where is my money going?"

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_expense_summary`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-expense-summary

## Facts

- Tool: `get_expense_summary`
- Server: Savi Tools (`https://getsavitools.com/api/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://getsavitools.com/api/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `year` | integer | no | Calendar year. Defaults to the current year. |
| `category` | string | no | Optional category name to filter to (e.g. "Software & Subscriptions"). |

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_expense_summary",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_expense_summary is rated Low

This tool only retrieves and summarizes existing expense data. It does not create, modify, or delete financial records, execute transactions, or trigger external operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an AI agent could only extract summary information that the user's business has already recorded. No financial movements, data destruction, or code execution occurs.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool retrieves aggregate expense data with 'by-category and by-month breakdowns' and answers queries like 'what did I spend' and 'where is my money going' — all read operations that query existing financial summaries without modification, deletion, or…"

## Use case

AI agents call get_expense_summary to retrieve information from Savi Tools 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 Savi Tools:

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

## Other tools on Savi Tools (24)

- `get_1099_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-1099-summary.md
- `get_business_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-business-profile.md
- `get_business_snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-business-snapshot.md
- `get_cash_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-cash-summary.md
- `get_client_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-client-summary.md
- `get_contact_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-contact-history.md
- `get_contact_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-contact-summary.md
- `get_cost_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-cost-summary.md
- `get_goals_progress` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-goals-progress.md
- `get_invoice_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-invoice-details.md
- `get_mileage_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-mileage-summary.md
- `get_profitability` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-profitability.md
- `get_project_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-project-summary.md
- `get_revenue_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-revenue-summary.md
- `get_tax_deductions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-tax-deductions.md
- `get_tax_setaside` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-tax-setaside.md
- `get_time_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/get-time-summary.md
- `list_bills_owed` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-bills-owed.md
- `list_clients` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-clients.md
- `list_outstanding_invoices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-outstanding-invoices.md
- `list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-projects.md
- `list_recent_expenses` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-recent-expenses.md
- `list_recent_invoices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-recent-invoices.md
- `list_uncategorized_transactions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getsavitools-savi-tools/list-uncategorized-transactions.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=com-getsavitools-savi-tools · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-getsavitools-savi-tools