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What recommend_efficiency_thresholds does on Mcpg
AI agents call recommend_efficiency_thresholds to retrieve information from Mcpg without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why recommend_efficiency_thresholds is rated Low
The tool name indicates it provides recommendations about efficiency thresholds rather than executing changes, creating data, or deleting anything. In context with sibling PostgreSQL analysis tools (analyze_query_plan, analyze_lock_hotspots, etc.), this appears to be an informational/advisory tool that retrieves or derives insights.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'recommend_efficiency_thresholds' suggests analysis and recommendation generation without modification. Sibling tools include multiple 'analyze_*' tools that are clearly Read operations, and this follows the same naming/analytical pattern.
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The rule that runs recommend_efficiency_thresholds safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcpg, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For recommend_efficiency_thresholds, this is the rule to start with:
recommend_efficiency_thresholds is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcpg, apply this rule, and every recommend_efficiency_thresholds call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about recommend_efficiency_thresholds
recommend_efficiency_thresholds is a read tool on the Mcpg MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcpg MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcpg MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for recommend_efficiency_thresholds: 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 Mcpg. Nothing to install.
recommend_efficiency_thresholds 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 recommend_efficiency_thresholds 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 recommend_efficiency_thresholds. 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.
recommend_efficiency_thresholds is provided by the Mcpg MCP server (pypi:mcpg). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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