usage_stats
Return summary stats of how this MCP server has been used (top tools called, success rate, recent activity). Free. Use to verify your own integration is hitting the right tools.
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What usage_stats does on Predict — Prediction Market Data for AI Agents
AI agents call usage_stats to retrieve information from Predict — Prediction Market Data for AI Agents without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why usage_stats is rated Low
This tool queries historical usage data and provides aggregate statistics without side effects. It is a monitoring/observability feature that retrieves pre-computed or logged information. The low severity reflects that misuse yields only information exposure about the server's past behavior, with no impact on market data, finances, or external systems.
From the tool's definition Tool returns summary statistics about server usage ("top tools called, success rate, recent activity"). Verbs indicate data retrieval only: "Return summary stats". No modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations described.
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The rule that runs usage_stats safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Predict — Prediction Market Data for AI Agents, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For usage_stats, this is the rule to start with:
usage_stats 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 Predict — Prediction Market Data for AI Agents, apply this rule, and every usage_stats call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about usage_stats
Return summary stats of how this MCP server has been used (top tools called, success rate, recent activity). Free. Use to verify your own integration is hitting the right tools. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Predict — Prediction Market Data for AI Agents MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Predict — Prediction Market Data for AI Agents MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for usage_stats: 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 Predict — Prediction Market Data for AI Agents. Nothing to install.
usage_stats 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 usage_stats 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 usage_stats. 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.
usage_stats is provided by the Predict — Prediction Market Data for AI Agents MCP server (https://predict.gocreativeai.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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