# providers

> Model provider connections (direct or through AAL), their health and the models each exposes.

Model provider connections (direct or through AAL), their health and the models each exposes. Read only.

**Role:** viewer and above (any person, AAL staff, machine key).

**Acts:** no. It only reads; nothing an AI agent calls through MCP approves, pays, or changes a limit.

## Inputs

No inputs.

## Call

The arguments of a `tools/call` request:

```json
{
  "name": "providers",
  "arguments": {}
}
```

Source: https://docs.atlanticagenticlabs.com/mcp/tools/providers/