get_freshness_status

Get freshness status of all current box items with days remaining and storage tips

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

What get_freshness_status does on Mcp Veggie

AI agents call get_freshness_status 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_freshness_status needs a policy

This tool retrieves and displays freshness metadata about vegetable items in the current delivery box. It performs a read-only query returning informational data (days remaining, storage tips) without side effects, state changes, or resource modifications. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_freshness_status' and description 'Get freshness status of all current box items with days remaining and storage tips' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.

Questions about get_freshness_status

What does the get_freshness_status tool do? +

Get freshness status of all current box items with days remaining and storage tips. 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_freshness_status? +

Register the Mcp Veggie MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_freshness_status: 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_freshness_status? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_freshness_status? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_freshness_status 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_freshness_status completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_freshness_status. 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_freshness_status? +

get_freshness_status 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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