# astroway_cost_estimate

Estimate the credit cost of one or more endpoints WITHOUT invoking them. Returns total + per-endpoint breakdown with tier annotations. Useful when planning multi-step workflows: estimate first, ask user confirmation, then invoke. Cache TTL 5 min.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `astroway_cost_estimate`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-cost-estimate

## Facts

- Tool: `astroway_cost_estimate`
- Server: AstroWay Astrology API (full catalogue) (`https://mcp.astroway.info/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://mcp.astroway.info/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `endpoints` | array | yes | Endpoint paths to estimate, e.g. ["/chart", "/synastry", "/reports/natal"]. Leading slash optional. |

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": "astroway_cost_estimate",
    "arguments": {
      "endpoints": []
    }
  }
}
```

## Why astroway_cost_estimate is rated Low

This tool only retrieves estimated cost information without executing any endpoints or causing side effects. It explicitly states it does NOT invoke the endpoints, making it a pure read/query operation. The worst case misuse is receiving inaccurate cost estimates, which has minimal blast radius.

From the tool's own definition: "Estimate the credit cost of one or more endpoints WITHOUT invoking them. Returns total + per-endpoint breakdown with tier annotations."

## Use case

AI agents call astroway_cost_estimate to retrieve information from AstroWay Astrology API (full catalogue) 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 AstroWay Astrology API (full catalogue):

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

## Other tools on AstroWay Astrology API (full catalogue) (798)

- `astroway_esoteric_djamaspa` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-esoteric-djamaspa.md
- `astroway_vedic_compatibility_dashakoota` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-compatibility-dashakoota.md
- `astroway_calendar_planetary_cycles` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-calendar-planetary-cycles.md
- `astroway_hd_rave_new_years` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-hd-rave-new-years.md
- `astroway_horary_diagnostics` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-horary-diagnostics.md
- `astroway_mcp_multi_agent_coordinate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-mcp-multi-agent-coordinate.md
- `astroway_vedic_dashas_chara_prana` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-dashas-chara-prana.md
- `astroway_vedic_dashas_kalachakra_prana` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-dashas-kalachakra-prana.md
- `astroway_vedic_dashas_tribhagi_maha` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-dashas-tribhagi-maha.md
- `astroway_vedic_doshas_kp_manglik` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-doshas-kp-manglik.md
- `astroway_vedic_kp_sub_sub_lord` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-kp-sub-sub-lord.md
- `astroway_vedic_lal_kitab_debts` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-lal-kitab-debts.md
- `astroway_vedic_muhurat_business_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-muhurat-business-start.md
- `astroway_vedic_muhurat_education_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-muhurat-education-start.md
- `astroway_vedic_panchang_choghadia` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-panchang-choghadia.md
- `astroway_vedic_panchang_full` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-vedic-panchang-full.md
- `astroway_webhooks_retrograde_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-webhooks-retrograde-start.md
- `astroway_webhooks_transit_trigger` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-webhooks-transit-trigger.md
- `astroway_webhooks_void_of_course_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-webhooks-void-of-course-start.md
- `astroway_account_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-account-status.md
- `astroway_agent_tools` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-agent-tools.md
- `astroway_ai_interpret_element` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-ai-interpret-element.md
- `astroway_ai_interpret_natal` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-ai-interpret-natal.md
- `astroway_ai_interpret_placement` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-ai-interpret-placement.md
- `astroway_ai_interpret_synastry` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-ai-interpret-synastry.md
- `astroway_ai_interpret_tarot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-ai-interpret-tarot.md
- `astroway_ai_interpret_transits` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-ai-interpret-transits.md
- `astroway_aspects_antiscia` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-aspects-antiscia.md
- `astroway_aspects_arabic_parts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-aspects-arabic-parts.md
- `astroway_aspects_aspect_bar` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology/astroway-aspects-aspect-bar.md
- …and 768 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/info-astroway-astrology.md

## For agents

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- 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)
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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=info-astroway-astrology · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/info-astroway-astrology