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What get-labels does on Meme MCP Server
AI agents call get-labels to retrieve information from Meme 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 get-labels is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves Gmail label metadata. It performs a read-only operation that returns existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The blast radius is minimal: label names are metadata that help organize email but do not expose sensitive message content themselves (though they may reveal organizational structure).
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get-labels' and description states 'Get all Gmail labels' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs get-labels safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Meme MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get-labels, this is the rule to start with:
get-labels 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 Meme MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get-labels call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get-labels
Get all Gmail labels. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meme MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Meme MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-labels: 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 Meme MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get-labels 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 get-labels 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 get-labels. 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.
get-labels is provided by the Meme MCP Server MCP server (0x8687/mcp-gmail-v1). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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