# hash_text

utilpeek: Hash text or bytes: sha256, keccak256, blake2b, md5, crc32, ... For a keyed HMAC use hmac_sign_verify. Returns hex digests of the text (as UTF-8) or base64 bytes you send. md5 and sha1 are for checksums, not security. Send exactly one of text or base64 (else 422 invalid_request); bad base64 is a 422 invalid_base64. The input is never echoed. Typically under 0.1 s (keccak256 about 2 s per MB). Price: USD 0.001. Free: 10 utilpeek calls per IP per UTC day. The submitted text is never logged or stored. Docs: https://tanod.dev/learn/hash-text-api.html

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `hash_text`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/hash-text

## Facts

- Tool: `hash_text`
- Server: Tanod (`https://tanod.dev/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://tanod.dev/mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `text` | object | no | Text, hashed as UTF-8 (at most 1 MB); send text OR base64. |
| `base64` | object | no | Raw bytes as standard base64 (at most 1 MB decoded); send text OR base64. |
| `algorithms` | array | no | Any of md5, sha1, sha256 (default), sha512, sha3_256, blake2b, keccak256, crc32. |

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": "hash_text",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why hash_text is rated Medium

An AI agent can call hash_text faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Tanod by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

## Use case

AI agents use hash_text to create or update resources in Tanod, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Tanod environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Tanod:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "hash_text": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "hash_text_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Tanod (307)

- `audit_token_approvals` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/audit-token-approvals.md
- `aurora_forecast` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/aurora-forecast.md
- `diff_text` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/diff-text.md
- `image_metadata` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/image-metadata.md
- `pdf_pipeline` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/pdf-pipeline.md
- `pdf_protect` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/pdf-protect.md
- `pdf_remove_pages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/pdf-remove-pages.md
- `pdf_reorder_pages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/pdf-reorder-pages.md
- `build_ics_event` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/build-ics-event.md
- `build_pptx_deck` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/build-pptx-deck.md
- `build_xlsx_workbook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/build-xlsx-workbook.md
- `bulk_agent_index` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/bulk-agent-index.md
- `cron_next_runs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/cron-next-runs.md
- `decode_calldata` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/decode-calldata.md
- `expand_rrule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/expand-rrule.md
- `html_to_pdf` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/html-to-pdf.md
- `image_crop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/image-crop.md
- `parse_ics` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/parse-ics.md
- `parse_phone_number` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/parse-phone-number.md
- `parse_rss_feed` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/parse-rss-feed.md
- `parse_sitemap` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/parse-sitemap.md
- `parse_url` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/parse-url.md
- `parse_user_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/parse-user-agent.md
- `render_mermaid` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/render-mermaid.md
- `satellite_passes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/satellite-passes.md
- `sec_financials` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/sec-financials.md
- `transcribe_audio` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/transcribe-audio.md
- `x402_well_known_file` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/x402-well-known-file.md
- `compare_stablecoin_transfer_fees` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/compare-stablecoin-transfer-fees.md
- `transfer_preflight` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod/transfer-preflight.md
- …and 277 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-tanod-tanod.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-tanod-tanod · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dev-tanod-tanod