mark-as-unread

What mark-as-unread does on Meme MCP Server

AI agents use mark-as-unread to create or update resources in Meme MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Meme MCP Server environment.

Why mark-as-unread is rated Medium

The tool modifies email metadata (read/unread status) without deleting data or executing arbitrary code. It is reversible and has minimal blast radius. Even if an AI agent misused this tool, users could easily correct the state. This is a Write-category risk, not Read (because it changes state), not Execute (no code execution), not Destructive (fully reversible), and not Financial (no money involved).

From the tool's definition Tool name 'mark-as-unread' and description 'Mark emails as unread' indicate a state modification operation on email messages. This is a reversible write operation—the action can be undone by marking the email as read again.

The rule that runs mark-as-unread 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 mark-as-unread, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mark-as-unread": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "mark-as-unread_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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