rate_package
AI agents call rate_package to retrieve information from MCP Package Hero without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries package rating or quality data without modifying, executing operations, or deleting anything. Despite the empty description lowering confidence slightly, the server's documented purpose and the 'rate' verb strongly suggest a read-only information retrieval function. Rating packages is a data lookup operation with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'rate_package' and server purpose is 'checking package versions and rating package quality across Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Dart, and Rust ecosystems.' The verb 'rate' indicates a read/query operation that retrieves quality metrics or…
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rate_package. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Package Hero MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Package Hero MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for rate_package: 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 Package Hero. Nothing to install.
rate_package 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 rate_package 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 rate_package. 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.
rate_package is provided by the MCP Package Hero MCP server (moinsen-dev/mcp-package-hero). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
rate_package is one line of MCP Package Hero's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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