contar_items

Cuenta el total de items en inventario, con cantidad total y valor total

Server MCP Inventario olivio-git/mcp-experiment-inventory
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What contar_items does on MCP Inventario

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

Why contar_items needs a policy

This tool queries inventory data to compute summary statistics (count, total quantity, total value). It performs no data creation, modification, deletion, or external operations. The action is purely informational with no side effects, making it a Read operation with low severity—misuse would only retrieve data the agent may already have access to.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'contar_items' and description 'Cuenta el total de items en inventario, con cantidad total y valor total' (Counts the total items in inventory, with total quantity and total value) indicate only retrieval and aggregation of existing data with no…

Questions about contar_items

What does the contar_items tool do? +

Cuenta el total de items en inventario, con cantidad total y valor total. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Inventario MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on contar_items? +

Register the MCP Inventario MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for contar_items: 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 Inventario. Nothing to install.

What risk level is contar_items? +

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

Can I rate-limit contar_items? +

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

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

contar_items is provided by the MCP Inventario MCP server (olivio-git/mcp-experiment-inventory). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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