# list_calculators

List all calculators, optionally filtered by category id (finance, health, fitness, math, geometry, statistics, conversion, physics, chemistry, everyday, food, construction, business, time, medical, engineering, weather, investing, developer, energy, photography, science, gaming, lunar, yijing). Returns calculator_id, name, description, use_when and required inputs for each. Use it to browse a whole category; use search_calculators for keyword lookup. Does not perform calculations.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_calculators`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/list-calculators

## Facts

- Tool: `list_calculators`
- Server: Calcgrid (`https://tttkmbb.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://tttkmbb.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `category` | string | no | Category id. |

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": "list_calculators",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_calculators is rated Low

Even though list_calculators only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

## Use case

AI agents call list_calculators to retrieve information from Calcgrid 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 Calcgrid:

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

## Other tools on Calcgrid (252)

- `calculate_bazi_four_pillars` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-bazi-four-pillars.md
- `run_calculator` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/run-calculator.md
- `calculate_ab_test_significance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-ab-test-significance.md
- `calculate_age` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-age.md
- `calculate_bmi` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-bmi.md
- `calculate_bmr` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-bmr.md
- `calculate_circle_properties` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-circle-properties.md
- `calculate_compound_interest` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-compound-interest.md
- `calculate_depth_of_field` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-depth-of-field.md
- `calculate_haversine_distance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-haversine-distance.md
- `calculate_kinetic_energy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-kinetic-energy.md
- `calculate_loan_payment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-loan-payment.md
- `calculate_molar_mass` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-molar-mass.md
- `calculate_mortgage_payment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-mortgage-payment.md
- `calculate_percentage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-percentage.md
- `calculate_percentage_change` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-percentage-change.md
- `calculate_running_pace` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-running-pace.md
- `calculate_subnet` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-subnet.md
- `calculate_t_test` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-t-test.md
- `calculate_tdee` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/calculate-tdee.md
- `cast_plum_blossom_hexagram` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/cast-plum-blossom-hexagram.md
- `check_ar_working_day` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/check-ar-working-day.md
- `check_at_working_day` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/check-at-working-day.md
- `check_australia_working_day` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/check-australia-working-day.md
- `check_bd_working_day` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/check-bd-working-day.md
- `check_be_working_day` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/check-be-working-day.md
- `check_bg_working_day` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/check-bg-working-day.md
- `check_br_working_day` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/check-br-working-day.md
- `check_canada_federal_working_day` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/check-canada-federal-working-day.md
- `check_ch_working_day` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid/check-ch-working-day.md
- …and 222 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid.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-tttkmbb-calcgrid · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-tttkmbb-calcgrid
