# get_metrics

Aggregate request metrics for this project over a time window — volume, error rate and p50/p95/p99 latency, bucketed for charting. By default the series cover inbound requests; pass targetId to slice over one outbound target's per-attempt rows instead (answers "which target is degraded?"); pass endpointId to slice over inbound rows for a single endpoint (answers "is this endpoint receiving traffic / erroring?"). Pass at most one of targetId / endpointId. Free plans see "hour" and "day"; "week" and "month" require an active paid subscription on the project owner and are silently downgraded to "day" otherwise (the response includes planGated: true when that happens). Returns {window, requestedWindow, planGated, scope, targetId?, endpointId?, bucketSeconds, buckets[], volume[], errors[], totalVolume, totalErrors, errorRate} plus latency series whose keys depend on scope: an inbound read (project-wide, or endpointId) carries relayP50[]/relayP95[]/relayP99[] for our own time and targetP50[]/targetP95[]/targetP99[] for the destination's, never blended; a targetId read carries p50[]/p95[]/p99[] for that target's attempts — series arrays are dense (one point per bucket, zero-filled when no traffic).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_metrics`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/get-metrics

## Facts

- Tool: `get_metrics`
- Server: EchoRelay (`https://mcp.echorelay.dev`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://mcp.echorelay.dev
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `window` | string | no | Time horizon. Defaults to "day". "week"/"month" require a paid plan; otherwise the server returns "day" with planGated=true. |
| `targetId` | string | no | Optional outbound target UUID (from get_endpoint targets). When set, the series aggregate the per-attempt rows for that target instead of the project-wide inbou |
| `endpointId` | string | no | Optional endpoint UUID (from list_endpoints / get_endpoint). When set, the series aggregate inbound request rows for that endpoint only. Mutually exclusive with |

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_metrics",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_metrics is rated Low

Even though get_metrics 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 get_metrics to retrieve information from EchoRelay 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 EchoRelay:

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

## Other tools on EchoRelay (77)

- `cancel_line_publish` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/cancel-line-publish.md
- `delete_credential` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/delete-credential.md
- `delete_endpoint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/delete-endpoint.md
- `delete_line` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/delete-line.md
- `discard_dlq_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/discard-dlq-entry.md
- `discard_draft_endpoint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/discard-draft-endpoint.md
- `discard_line_draft` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/discard-line-draft.md
- `remove_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/remove-member.md
- `revoke_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/revoke-api-key.md
- `revoke_project_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/revoke-project-token.md
- `rollback_config` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/rollback-config.md
- `dry_run_endpoint` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/dry-run-endpoint.md
- `duplicate_line` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/duplicate-line.md
- `cancel_subscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/cancel-subscription.md
- `change_plan` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/change-plan.md
- `downgrade_addon` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/downgrade-addon.md
- `retry_dlq_entry` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/retry-dlq-entry.md
- `start_subscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/start-subscription.md
- `start_topup` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/start-topup.md
- `subscribe_addon` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/subscribe-addon.md
- `unsubscribe_addon` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/unsubscribe-addon.md
- `default_endpoint_template` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/default-endpoint-template.md
- `get_billing` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/get-billing.md
- `get_config` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/get-config.md
- `get_dlq_entry` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/get-dlq-entry.md
- `get_endpoint` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/get-endpoint.md
- `get_key_policy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/get-key-policy.md
- `get_line_draft` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/get-line-draft.md
- `get_project` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/get-project.md
- `get_receipts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management/get-receipts.md
- …and 47 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-echorelay-management.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=dev-echorelay-management · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dev-echorelay-management