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title: "MCP rate limits and tier gating — Lemwatch Help"
description: "Each plan gets a different MCP request-per-minute budget and tool allow-list. Free/LTD-1 read-only and 1 site; Agency gets everything."
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# MCP rate limits and tier gating

> Each plan gets a different MCP request-per-minute budget and tool allow-list. Free/LTD-1 read-only and 1 site; Agency gets everything.

## Quick answer

 Rate limits and tool access scale with plan. Free is read-only against 1 site; Pro unlocks all read+write tools; Agency/Enterprise unlocks admin tools.

## Per-tier gating

- Free / LTD-1 : only list_sites , get_site , list_incidents , get_incident ; list_sites capped to 1 result

- Pro / LTD-2 : everything except add_maintenance_window

- Agency / LTD-3 / Enterprise : all 11 tools

## Rate limits

- Requests per minute and per day scale with plan

- 429s include a Retry-After header

- Every call is logged to api_request_logs with endpoint = mcp:<surface>:<name>

## Where to find it in Lemwatch

 **Settings → MCP tokens** shows your current plan limits.

## FAQ

### What if I hit the limit?

 Space out calls, batch queries, or upgrade.

### Do prompts count against limits?

 Only tool calls count. Loading prompts and resources are cheap and untracked.

## Related

- MCP server overview

- MCP tool catalog

- AI usage and quotas


## Related

- [Help centre](https://lemwatch.com/help)
- [What is the Lemwatch MCP server?](https://lemwatch.com/help/mcp-server-overview)
- [MCP tool catalog: everything Claude and ChatGPT can call](https://lemwatch.com/help/mcp-tool-catalog)
- [AI usage and quotas](https://lemwatch.com/help/ai-usage-and-quotas)
- [MCP security model and role scopes](https://lemwatch.com/help/mcp-security-scopes)
- [What is Lemwatch Pulse?](https://lemwatch.com/help/pulse-overview)
- [Lemwatch pricing](https://lemwatch.com/pricing)
- [Mattermost Integration](https://lemwatch.com/help/mattermost-integration)