get_clearout_summary

Get a summary of remaining box items with suggested uses. Most useful the day before a scheduled delivery. Hermes can call this to help plan use of remaining produce.

Server Mcp Veggie lovettbarron/mcp-veggiebox
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_clearout_summary does on Mcp Veggie

AI agents call get_clearout_summary to retrieve information from Mcp Veggie without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_clearout_summary needs a policy

This tool retrieves and summarizes existing data about remaining produce items and generates suggestions based on that data. It performs no modifications, deletions, executions, or financial transactions. The use case of helping plan produce consumption is purely informational, placing it firmly in the Read category with low severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_clearout_summary' and description 'Get a summary of remaining box items with suggested uses' indicates a retrieval operation.

Questions about get_clearout_summary

What does the get_clearout_summary tool do? +

Get a summary of remaining box items with suggested uses. Most useful the day before a scheduled delivery. Hermes can call this to help plan use of remaining produce. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Veggie MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_clearout_summary? +

Register the Mcp Veggie MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_clearout_summary: 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 Mcp Veggie. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_clearout_summary? +

get_clearout_summary is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_clearout_summary? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_clearout_summary 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.

How do I block get_clearout_summary completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_clearout_summary. 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.

What MCP server provides get_clearout_summary? +

get_clearout_summary is provided by the Mcp Veggie MCP server (lovettbarron/mcp-veggiebox). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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