Get usage statistics and quota information for the active instance.
AI agents call usage_info_tool to retrieve information from Qiskit Gym MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves usage statistics and quota information from the active instance. It performs a read-only operation that returns informational data without modifying, executing operations on, or deleting any state. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an AI agent could at worst gather information about resource consumption, which poses no direct harm.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get usage statistics and quota information' — retrieves data with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get usage statistics and quota information for the active instance. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Qiskit Gym MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Qiskit Gym MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for usage_info_tool: 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 Qiskit Gym MCP Server. Nothing to install.
usage_info_tool 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 usage_info_tool 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 usage_info_tool. 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.
usage_info_tool is provided by the Qiskit Gym MCP Server MCP server (qiskit-gym-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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