Get API usage statistics for a specific date
AI agents call thealeph_daily_stats to retrieve information from The Aleph MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns statistical information about API usage. It does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or commit financial transactions. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation with minimal security impact—usage statistics are typically non-sensitive aggregate data. The blast radius of misuse is very limited.
From the tool's definition The tool 'Get API usage statistics for a specific date' retrieves historical usage data. The verb 'Get' and the nature of 'statistics' indicate a read-only operation with no side effects or modifications.
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Get API usage statistics for a specific date. It is categorised as a Read tool in the The Aleph MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the The Aleph MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for thealeph_daily_stats: 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 The Aleph MCP. Nothing to install.
thealeph_daily_stats 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 thealeph_daily_stats 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 thealeph_daily_stats. 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.
thealeph_daily_stats is provided by the The Aleph MCP server (nu-aqualab/thealeph-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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