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calculate_npv

Calculate Net Present Value for real estate investment decisions

How to control calculate_npv ↓

What calculate_npv does on RealVest Real Estate MCP Server

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

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Why calculate_npv needs a policy

NPV calculation is a deterministic mathematical operation that takes investment parameters as inputs and returns a computed value. It does not create, modify, delete, or move actual funds; it merely analyzes and returns financial projections. This is analogous to a search or query operation—retrieving analytical results based on input data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'calculate_npv' and description 'Calculate Net Present Value for real estate investment decisions' indicate a financial calculation/analysis function that retrieves or computes data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access calculate_npv gives an agent:

How to control calculate_npv

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and RealVest Real Estate MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for calculate_npv:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "calculate_npv": {}
  }
}

calculate_npv is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register RealVest Real Estate MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about calculate_npv

What does the calculate_npv tool do? +

Calculate Net Present Value for real estate investment decisions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RealVest Real Estate MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on calculate_npv? +

Register the RealVest Real Estate MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for calculate_npv: 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 RealVest Real Estate MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is calculate_npv? +

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

Can I rate-limit calculate_npv? +

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

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

calculate_npv is provided by the RealVest Real Estate MCP Server MCP server (sigaihealth/realvestmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every RealVest Real Estate MCP Server tool call.

Start from RealVest Real Estate MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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