# get_deadlines

Get upcoming deadlines from Canvas and Gradescope.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_deadlines`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp/get-deadlines

## Facts

- Tool: `get_deadlines`
- Server: School MCP (`54yyyu/school-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/54yyyu/school-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade B, 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_deadlines",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_deadlines is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves deadline information from external academic platforms without modifying, creating, deleting, or executing any operations. It has minimal blast radius—incorrect classification or misuse would only return wrong deadline data, not cause data loss or harmful actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_deadlines' and description 'Get upcoming deadlines from Canvas and Gradescope' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call get_deadlines to retrieve information from School MCP 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 School MCP:

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

## Other tools on School MCP (8)

- `download_course_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp/download-course-files.md
- `get_download_path_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp/get-download-path-info.md
- `list_course_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp/list-course-files.md
- `list_courses` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp/list-courses.md
- `list_school_accounts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp/list-school-accounts.md
- `add_to_reminders` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp/add-to-reminders.md
- `set_download_path` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp/set-download-path.md
- `switch_school_account` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-school-mcp/switch-school-account.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=54yyyu-school-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/54yyyu-school-mcp