count_orders_by_status
Get order count grouped by status. Useful for dashboard overview
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What count_orders_by_status does on Webcake Storefront
AI agents call count_orders_by_status to retrieve information from Webcake Storefront without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why count_orders_by_status is rated Low
This tool retrieves aggregated order data for display purposes only. It queries existing information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any side effects. No financial transactions, code execution, or data mutations occur. This is a straightforward Read classification with low risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'count_orders_by_status' and description 'Get order count grouped by status' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification capability. The phrase 'Useful for dashboard overview' confirms this is a read-only analytics function.
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The rule that runs count_orders_by_status safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Webcake Storefront, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For count_orders_by_status, this is the rule to start with:
count_orders_by_status is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Webcake Storefront, apply this rule, and every count_orders_by_status call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about count_orders_by_status
Get order count grouped by status. Useful for dashboard overview. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Webcake Storefront MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Webcake Storefront MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for count_orders_by_status: 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 Webcake Storefront. Nothing to install.
count_orders_by_status 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 count_orders_by_status 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 count_orders_by_status. 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.
count_orders_by_status is provided by the Webcake Storefront MCP server (webcake-storefront-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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