Batch price check for multiple Steam apps in a specific region. Returns formatted price data including base price, discount, and final price. No API key required.
AI agents call steam_getPriceOverview to retrieve information from Steam MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries Steam pricing information without any side effects, data modification, or state changes. It is a straightforward read operation that fetches formatted price data for multiple applications in specified regions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve publicly available pricing information, which poses no security, financial, or operational risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it 'Batch price check for multiple Steam apps' and 'Returns formatted price data'. The verb 'Returns' and lack of any modification language (create, update, delete, modify) confirm retrieval-only behavior.
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Batch price check for multiple Steam apps in a specific region. Returns formatted price data including base price, discount, and final price. No API key required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Steam MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Steam MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for steam_getPriceOverview: 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 Steam MCP Server. Nothing to install.
steam_getPriceOverview 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 steam_getPriceOverview 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 steam_getPriceOverview. 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.
steam_getPriceOverview is provided by the Steam MCP Server MCP server (tmhsdigital/steam-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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