# missing-type-tool

A tool with missing type field

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `missing-type-tool`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/missing-type-tool

## Facts

- Tool: `missing-type-tool`
- Server: Mcp Test Servers (`msfeldstein/mcp-test-servers`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/msfeldstein/mcp-test-servers
- Risk category: Other (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "missing-type-tool",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why missing-type-tool is rated Low

The description reveals no concrete operation (read, write, execute, etc.). A missing type field suggests this tool is either broken, a test artifact, or undefined. Without evidence of any side effects or data access, the safest classification is Other. Confidence is low due to the uninformative description.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'A tool with missing type field' — no actionable behavior described; the tool appears incomplete or malformed."

## Use case

AI agents call missing-type-tool as a supporting operation in Mcp Test Servers workflows.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Test Servers:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "missing-type-tool": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "missing-type-tool_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 60,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Test Servers (66)

- `delete-project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/delete-project.md
- `execute-sql` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/execute-sql.md
- `long-running-task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/long-running-task.md
- `long-running-task-with-message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/long-running-task-with-message.md
- `long-running-task-with-no-total` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/long-running-task-with-no-total.md
- `ping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/ping.md
- `start-notification-stream` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/start-notification-stream.md
- `toggle_dynamic_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/toggle-dynamic-tool.md
- `add` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/add.md
- `all_types_tool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/all-types-tool.md
- `another-missing-type` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/another-missing-type.md
- `bad-param` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/bad-param.md
- `crash` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/crash.md
- `divide` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/divide.md
- `dynamic_feature` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/dynamic-feature.md
- `echo` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/echo.md
- `echo_structured` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/echo-structured.md
- `echo_with_params` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/echo-with-params.md
- `env_echo` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/env-echo.md
- `fizzbuzz` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/fizzbuzz.md
- `format_data` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/format-data.md
- `generate_big_response` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/generate-big-response.md
- `long_running_progress` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/long-running-progress.md
- `many-resources-tool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/many-resources-tool.md
- `multiply` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/multiply.md
- `number-param` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/number-param.md
- `optionalTool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/optionaltool.md
- `power` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/power.md
- `root-echo` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/root-echo.md
- `subtract` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/subtract.md
- …and 36 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers.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`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=mcp-test-servers · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mcp-test-servers