AI agents call get_audience to retrieve information from AdButler without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | number | Yes | Audience ID |
user_db_id | number | Yes | User database ID |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool queries and retrieves existing audience data without side effects. It follows the Read category pattern of fetching information from a database. The severity is low because unauthorized access to audience metadata poses minimal risk compared to modification, deletion, or financial operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_audience' and description 'Get details of a specific audience in a user database' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion capabilities.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get details of a specific audience in a user database. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AdButler MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_audience accepts 2 parameters: id, user_db_id. Required: id, user_db_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the AdButler MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_audience: 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 AdButler. Nothing to install.
get_audience 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_audience 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_audience. 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_audience is provided by the AdButler MCP server (adbutler/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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