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Sprout

14 tools. 1 can modify or destroy data without limits.

1 write tool that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

Last updated: 3 Jul 2026

1 can modify or destroy data

13 read-only

14 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 03/07/2026

How to control Sprout ↓

TOOL MAP

What Sprout exposes to your agents

Read (13) Write / Execute (1) Destructive / Financial (0)

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MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS

High Risk

The most dangerous Sprout tools

Write · Medium create_post The tool creates new social media posts, which is a reversible write operation.

1 of Sprout's 14 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

POLICY

How to control Sprout

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Sprout, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Rate limit write operations

{
  "create_post": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "create_post_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

{
  "get_listening_messages": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "get_listening_messages_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register Sprout — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON SPROUT →

Instant setup, no code required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 14 Sprout tools

WRITE 1 tools

Write create_post create_post

READ 13 tools

Read get_listening_messages get_listening_messages Read get_messages get_messages Read get_post_analytics get_post_analytics Read get_profile_analytics get_profile_analytics Read get_publishing_post Retrieve a specific publishing post by ID. Read list_customers List all customers/accounts accessible with the current API token. Read list_groups List all profile groups for a customer. Read list_listening_topics List all Listening topics configured for a customer. Read list_profiles List all social profiles for a customer. Read list_publishing_posts list_publishing_posts Read list_teams List all teams for a customer. Read list_users List all active users for a customer.

FAQ

Questions about Sprout

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Sprout? +

The Sprout server has 1 write tools including create_post. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach Sprout.

How many tools does the Sprout MCP server expose? +

14 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write. 13 are read-only. 1 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Sprout? +

Register the Sprout MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Sprout tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 14 Sprout tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON SPROUT →

Instant setup, no code required.

14 Sprout tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.