transkribus_credit_get_costs
Get the credit cost information, optionally filtered by type.
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What transkribus_credit_get_costs does on Transkribus
AI agents call transkribus_credit_get_costs to retrieve information from Transkribus without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why transkribus_credit_get_costs is rated Low
The tool performs a read-only query to retrieve credit cost information. There are no side effects, data modifications, deletions, code executions, or financial transactions involved—only data retrieval. This is a straightforward Read category tool with low severity due to minimal blast radius if misused.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description: 'Get the credit cost information, optionally filtered by type.' This retrieves or queries cost data without modifying, deleting, or executing operations.
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The rule that runs transkribus_credit_get_costs safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Transkribus, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For transkribus_credit_get_costs, this is the rule to start with:
transkribus_credit_get_costs 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 Transkribus, apply this rule, and every transkribus_credit_get_costs call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about transkribus_credit_get_costs
Get the credit cost information, optionally filtered by type. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Transkribus MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Transkribus MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for transkribus_credit_get_costs: 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 Transkribus. Nothing to install.
transkribus_credit_get_costs 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 transkribus_credit_get_costs 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 transkribus_credit_get_costs. 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.
transkribus_credit_get_costs is provided by the Transkribus MCP server (@lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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