# overton

> overton — hookdump-overton. Use this tool when you need to manage and control coding agent dispatch within allocated budgets. Overton solves problems of overspending by gating agent execution based on per-account and per-project budget allocation, providing verdicts such as go, wait, ask, or deny with retry timing. It takes in agent requests and returns permission verdicts, making it ideal for use cases requiring admission control and budget enforcement.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/hookdump-overton  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/hookdump-overton

## Description

MCP server for Overton, an admission control daemon that gates coding agent dispatch based on per-account and per-project budget allocation. It lets agents ask for permission to run, returning verdicts such as go, wait, ask, or deny with retry timing to prevent overspending.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.55
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** maps-location
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/e0pn7qy8ms)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/hookdump/overton>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "hookdump-overton"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/hookdump-overton` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/hookdump-overton/pull`

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