redeem_points

Search for hotels available for Hilton Honors points redemption. Shows points required per night and cash value. Requires being logged in with sufficient points.

Server Mcp Hilton markswendsen-code/mcp-hilton
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What redeem_points does on Mcp Hilton

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

Why redeem_points needs a policy

Although the tool operates within a financial ecosystem (Hilton Honors points), it only reads/queries available redemption options without executing a points transfer, deducting points, or committing financial obligations. The actual redemption would require a separate transaction tool. This is a search and display function, categorized as Read.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Search[es] for hotels available' and 'Shows points required per night and cash value.' These are query and display operations with no modification of data.

Questions about redeem_points

What does the redeem_points tool do? +

Search for hotels available for Hilton Honors points redemption. Shows points required per night and cash value. Requires being logged in with sufficient points. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Hilton MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on redeem_points? +

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

What risk level is redeem_points? +

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

Can I rate-limit redeem_points? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the redeem_points 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 redeem_points completely? +

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

redeem_points is provided by the Mcp Hilton MCP server (markswendsen-code/mcp-hilton). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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