# list_top_models

List top-ranked LLM/VLM models for a category.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_top_models`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-daichi-kudo-llm-advisor/list-top-models

## Facts

- Tool: `list_top_models`
- Server: Llm Advisor (`llm-advisor-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-daichi-kudo-llm-advisor.md
- Install: `npx -y llm-advisor-mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/Daichi-Kudo/llm-advisor-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "list_top_models",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_top_models is rated Low

This tool retrieves and displays pre-computed rankings of models from a benchmarking database. It performs a read-only query operation that returns information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The action is informational only, making it a Read category risk with low severity since misuse would only result in retrieving different benchmark data sets without consequence.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'list_top_models' and description 'List top-ranked LLM/VLM models for a category' indicate retrieval and querying of benchmark data with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call list_top_models to retrieve information from Llm Advisor 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 Llm Advisor:

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

## Other tools on Llm Advisor (3)

- `compare_models` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-daichi-kudo-llm-advisor/compare-models.md
- `get_model_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-daichi-kudo-llm-advisor/get-model-info.md
- `recommend_model` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-daichi-kudo-llm-advisor/recommend-model.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=io-github-daichi-kudo-llm-advisor · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-daichi-kudo-llm-advisor