fetches chart of accounts or GL hierarchy with fields ledger_name, group_name, primary_group, bs_pl, dr_cr, affects_gross_profit, sort_position. the column bs_pl will have values false = Balance Sheet / true = Profit Loss. Column dr_cr as value true = Debit / false = Credit. primary_group is the ...
AI agents call chart-of-accounts to retrieve information from Tally Prime MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool only retrieves/fetches the chart of accounts and GL hierarchy data from Tally Prime ERP. It performs no writes, executions, deletions, or financial transactions. The description uses 'fetches' explicitly and only describes output fields, indicating a pure read operation.
From the tool's definition fetches chart of accounts or GL hierarchy with fields ledger_name, group_name, primary_group, bs_pl, dr_cr, affects_gross_profit, sort_position
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access chart-of-accounts gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Tally Prime MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for chart-of-accounts:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"chart-of-accounts": {}
}
}chart-of-accounts is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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fetches chart of accounts or GL hierarchy with fields ledger_name, group_name, primary_group, bs_pl, dr_cr, affects_gross_profit, sort_position. the column bs_pl will have values false = Balance Sheet / true = Profit Loss. Column dr_cr as value true = Debit / false = Credit. primary_group is the primary group of parent or group, under which ledger is nested. The columns group and parent are tree structure represented in flat format. The column affects_gross_profit has values true / false, it is used to determine if ledger under this group will affect gross profit or not. sort_position determines position or placement order with respect to items of same level for display, returns output cached in pglite postgres in-memory table (specified in tableID property). Use query-database tool to run SQL queries against that table for further analysis. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tally Prime MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tally Prime MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for chart-of-accounts: 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 Tally Prime MCP Server. Nothing to install.
chart-of-accounts 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 chart-of-accounts 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 chart-of-accounts. 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.
chart-of-accounts is provided by the Tally Prime MCP Server MCP server (dhananjay1405/tally-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Tally Prime MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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