# get_cost_breakdown_by_service

Get cost breakdown by service for the specified period.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_cost_breakdown_by_service`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/get-cost-breakdown-by-service

## Facts

- Tool: `get_cost_breakdown_by_service`
- Server: Vultr MCP (`rsp2k/mcp-vultr`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/rsp2k/mcp-vultr
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_cost_breakdown_by_service",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_cost_breakdown_by_service is rated Low

This tool retrieves historical cost information for analysis purposes. It performs a read-only query of financial data (cost breakdown) without making payments, creating financial obligations, or executing transactions. The action is informational and has no side effects on the infrastructure or accounts.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_cost_breakdown_by_service' and description 'Get cost breakdown by service' indicate a retrieval/query operation that retrieves billing or cost data without modifying, deleting, or executing operations."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Vultr MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_cost_breakdown_by_service": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Vultr MCP (283)

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- `delete_bare_metal_server` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-bare-metal-server.md
- `delete_cdn_ssl_certificate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-cdn-ssl-certificate.md
- `delete_cdn_zone` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-cdn-zone.md
- `delete_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-collection.md
- `delete_connection_pool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-connection-pool.md
- `delete_dns_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-dns-domain.md
- `delete_dns_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-dns-record.md
- `delete_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-domain.md
- `delete_export` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-export.md
- `delete_forwarding_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-forwarding-rule.md
- `delete_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-group.md
- `delete_ipv4` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-ipv4.md
- `delete_iso` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-iso.md
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- `delete_kubernetes_cluster` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-kubernetes-cluster.md
- `delete_kubernetes_cluster_with_resources` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-kubernetes-cluster-with-resources.md
- `delete_kubernetes_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-kubernetes-node.md
- `delete_kubernetes_node_pool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-kubernetes-node-pool.md
- `delete_logical_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-logical-database.md
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- `delete_ssl` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-ssl.md
- `delete_startup_script` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-startup-script.md
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- `delete_vpc2` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/delete-vpc2.md
- `purge_cdn_zone` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/purge-cdn-zone.md
- `remove_ip_whitelist_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr/remove-ip-whitelist-entry.md
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- …and 253 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/rsp2k-mcp-vultr.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=rsp2k-mcp-vultr · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/rsp2k-mcp-vultr