Returns a list of all programs and the number of other programs that use them (calls via seq).
AI agents call get_usage_stats to retrieve information from LODA API MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns statistical information about program dependencies within the OEIS database. It performs a read-only operation that aggregates metadata without creating, modifying, executing, or deleting any data. The minimal scope (retrieving usage counts) and lack of any side effects or system-level impact result in a low severity rating.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_usage_stats' and description 'Returns a list of all programs and the number of other programs that use them' indicate data retrieval with no modification, side effects, or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Returns a list of all programs and the number of other programs that use them (calls via seq). It is categorised as a Read tool in the LODA API MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the LODA API MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_usage_stats: 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 LODA API MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_usage_stats 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 get_usage_stats 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 get_usage_stats. 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.
get_usage_stats is provided by the LODA API MCP Server MCP server (loda-lang/loda-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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