nutrition_score

Calculate a nutrition quality score (0–100) for a day

Server NutriBalance thenutritrackerapp-creator/nutribalance-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What nutrition_score does on NutriBalance

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

Why nutrition_score needs a policy

This tool reads nutritional input data and performs calculations to produce a score. It has no side effects, creates no data modifications, executes no external code, and poses no destructive or financial risk.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Calculate a nutrition quality score' which is a purely computational/analytical operation that 'retrieves' nutritional assessment data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.

Questions about nutrition_score

What does the nutrition_score tool do? +

Calculate a nutrition quality score (0–100) for a day. It is categorised as a Read tool in the NutriBalance MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on nutrition_score? +

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

What risk level is nutrition_score? +

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

Can I rate-limit nutrition_score? +

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

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

nutrition_score is provided by the NutriBalance MCP server (thenutritrackerapp-creator/nutribalance-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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