sms_account_info
Fetch account balance, status, and friendly name.
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What sms_account_info does on Twilio SMS MCP Server
AI agents call sms_account_info to retrieve information from Twilio SMS MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why sms_account_info is rated Low
This tool queries account information without side effects. While it exposes sensitive data (balance, status), the action itself is non-destructive read-only retrieval. Severity is low because viewing account info poses minimal direct risk; the blast radius is limited to information disclosure rather than unauthorized actions or financial harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'sms_account_info' and description 'Fetch account balance, status, and friendly name' indicate read-only retrieval of account metadata. No modification, deletion, or financial transaction occurs—it merely retrieves existing data.
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The rule that runs sms_account_info safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Twilio SMS MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sms_account_info, this is the rule to start with:
sms_account_info is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Twilio SMS MCP Server, apply this rule, and every sms_account_info call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sms_account_info
Fetch account balance, status, and friendly name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Twilio SMS MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Twilio SMS MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sms_account_info: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Twilio SMS MCP Server. Nothing to install.
sms_account_info is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sms_account_info rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for sms_account_info. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
sms_account_info is provided by the Twilio SMS MCP Server MCP server (0x-professor/twilio-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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