# get_courses

Get list of current courses/sections the student is enrolled in

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_courses`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/443pablo-mcp-powerschool/get-courses

## Facts

- Tool: `get_courses`
- Server: Mcp Powerschool (`443pablo/mcp-powerschool`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/443pablo-mcp-powerschool.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/443pablo/mcp-powerschool
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_courses",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_courses is rated Low

This tool queries and returns enrollment data about courses. It is a read-only operation with no side effects, no code execution, and no destructive or financial implications. The low severity reflects that course enrollment information is generally non-sensitive student metadata with limited blast radius if exposed to an AI agent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_courses' and description 'Get list of current courses/sections the student is enrolled in' indicate a retrieval operation with no data modification, deletion, or execution of external operations."

## Use case

AI agents call get_courses to retrieve information from Mcp Powerschool without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Powerschool:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_courses": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Powerschool (6)

- `get_assignments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/443pablo-mcp-powerschool/get-assignments.md
- `get_attendance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/443pablo-mcp-powerschool/get-attendance.md
- `get_current_grades` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/443pablo-mcp-powerschool/get-current-grades.md
- `get_grade_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/443pablo-mcp-powerschool/get-grade-history.md
- `get_server_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/443pablo-mcp-powerschool/get-server-info.md
- `get_student_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/443pablo-mcp-powerschool/get-student-info.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=443pablo-mcp-powerschool · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/443pablo-mcp-powerschool