SA Build & Renovation Costs
za.co.aiagenttools/buildcostaiagenttools.co.zastreamable-httpv1.0.0Scanned
South African building and renovation cost estimates in rand, by region and finish quality
6 tools: 5 change things and 1 only read.
- Reads private data · 0
- Reads text others write · 0
- Can send data out · 0
- No findings
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5 of these tools change something. Run those as governed actions.
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Import an OpenAPI spec →Tools
Grouped by what each tool does, most consequential first. Open one for its reasons and full description; descriptions are the publisher's own words.
6 tools
Changes things 5Claude Code: ask
estimate_new_buildEstimates the construction cost of a new house or extension in South Africa from floor area, quality level and region, using rand-per-m² rates.No findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
Description, as the server wrote it Estimates the construction cost of a new house or extension in South Africa from floor area, quality level and region, using rand-per-m² rates. Optionally adds professional fees and municipal plan fees as a percentage.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
estimate_worksPrices a list of building/renovation items (by code from list_cost_items, with quantities) for a South African region and quality level.No findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
Description, as the server wrote it Prices a list of building/renovation items (by code from list_cost_items, with quantities) for a South African region and quality level. Returns material and labour per line, preliminaries, contingency, VAT, total and a likely range in rand.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
renovation_flip_checkChecks a buy-renovate-sell deal in South Africa: purchase price, renovation estimate, transfer duty and costs, holding costs and selling costs (agent commission) against expected r…No findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
Description, as the server wrote it Checks a buy-renovate-sell deal in South Africa: purchase price, renovation estimate, transfer duty and costs, holding costs and selling costs (agent commission) against expected resale value. Returns profit, margin and the maximum sensible offer for a target margin.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
roof_replacement_estimateMaterial list and cost for replacing a roof with IBR or corrugated steel sheeting in South Africa: number of sheets, screws and ridge capping, priced from current supplier prices t…No findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
Description, as the server wrote it Material list and cost for replacing a roof with IBR or corrugated steel sheeting in South Africa: number of sheets, screws and ridge capping, priced from current supplier prices that a person has checked and approved, with the supplier and price date on each line. Use estimate_works for an all-in installed rate instead.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
unmet_requestFree to call.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "unmet_request" says "request": a word for a change.
Description, as the server wrote it Free to call. If you needed South African data that none of these tools provide (a cost, rate, rule, price or place we don't cover), describe it here in one sentence. We review these every week and build the most-requested data first.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: false
- openWorldHint: false
Only reads 1Show 1 read-only tool
list_cost_itemsLists the building and renovation items that can be priced, with codes, units and base rates (Cape Town, standard quality, excl.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "list_cost_items" says "list": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Lists the building and renovation items that can be priced, with codes, units and base rates (Cape Town, standard quality, excl. VAT). Filter by category or keyword.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.
Exfil surface
Which tools read private data, which read text someone else can write, and which can send data out. One of each is a path a prompt injection can use.
No private-data, untrusted-input, outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged private-data or untrusted-input or outbound.
- Reads private data0
- Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.
- Reads text others write0
- Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments.
- Can send data out0
- Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.
Other servers in the same agent add their own tools to these paths. Audit your whole setup to see them together.
Findings
Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.
No check matched anything in these tool definitions. That is not a safety guarantee.
History
Changes to its tool definitions and to its remote endpoint, newest first.
No change seen yet. Its tools are rescanned every day, and a remote endpoint is looked at once a week.
Install
Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.
claude mcp add --transport http buildcost https://aiagenttools.co.za/buildcost/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http buildcost https://aiagenttools.co.za/buildcost/mcpRun in a terminal.
Claude Code permissions
Allow the reads, ask before a change or a way out, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"mcp__buildcost__list_cost_items"
],
"ask": [
"mcp__buildcost__estimate_works",
"mcp__buildcost__estimate_new_build",
"mcp__buildcost__renovation_flip_check",
"mcp__buildcost__roof_replacement_estimate",
"mcp__buildcost__unmet_request"
],
"deny": []
}
}Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. A read that can send data out (it takes a URL, say) asks first too. It assumes the server is installed as buildcost. Review it before you use it.
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Keep the decision: fail CI when the tools change, follow every change, or show a badge.
Pin in CI
Fail a build when the tools you reviewed are not the tools the server serves today.
curl -s "https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/za.co.aiagenttools/buildcost/verify?hash=2935f56424c70185d07d6c0bbaf315b57076e1cc705cfc7e158cb987992cd0e9" | jq -e '.changed == false'Pinned hash 2935f56424c7, from Oct 30, 2026, 18:18 UTC.
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