# detect_text_encoding Detect the character encoding of a text string. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `detect_text_encoding`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/detect-text-encoding ## Facts - Tool: `detect_text_encoding` - Server: GadgetHumans API Hub (`pypi:gadgethumans-api-hub-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub.md - Install: `npx -y pypi:gadgethumans-api-hub-mcp` - Homepage: https://github.com/scotia1973-bot/api-hub - Risk category: Read (Low risk) - Registry record: grade F, 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": "detect_text_encoding", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why detect_text_encoding is rated Low This is a straightforward utility that inspects and reports metadata about text input. It retrieves information (the detected encoding) with no side effects, reversible actions, code execution, data deletion, or financial impact. It falls squarely under the Read category. From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'detect_text_encoding' and description 'Detect the character encoding of a text string' indicate a query/analysis operation that examines input text and returns encoding information without modifying, executing, or deleting anything." ## Use case AI agents call detect_text_encoding to retrieve information from GadgetHumans API Hub 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 GadgetHumans API Hub: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "detect_text_encoding": {} } } ``` ## Other tools on GadgetHumans API Hub (310) - `clean_whitespace` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/clean-whitespace.md - `gravitational_force_calc` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/gravitational-force-calc.md - `atbash_cipher` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/atbash-cipher.md - `caesar_cipher` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/caesar-cipher.md - `crawl_website` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/crawl-website.md - `electrical_calc` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/electrical-calc.md - `evaluate_math` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/evaluate-math.md - `filter_data` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/filter-data.md - `fn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/fn.md - `generate_password` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/generate-password.md - `hash_text` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/hash-text.md - `http_client` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/http-client.md - `ini_to_json` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/ini-to-json.md - `matrix_operations` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/matrix-operations.md - `momentum_calc` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/momentum-calc.md - `pressure_calc` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/pressure-calc.md - `ratio_calc` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/ratio-calc.md - `test_regex` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/test-regex.md - `web_scrape` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/web-scrape.md - `agent_memory` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/agent-memory.md - `generate_ulids` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/generate-ulids.md - `alternating_case` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/alternating-case.md - `amortization_calc` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/amortization-calc.md - `anagram_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/anagram-check.md - `analyze_tone` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/analyze-tone.md - `analyze_url` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/analyze-url.md - `angle_convert` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/angle-convert.md - `area_convert` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/area-convert.md - `ascii_table` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/ascii-table.md - `auto_loan_calc` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub/auto-loan-calc.md - …and 280 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub.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` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-scotia1973-bot-api-hub