# get_vast_report

Get VAST video advertising report

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_vast_report`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/get-vast-report

## Facts

- Tool: `get_vast_report`
- Server: AdButler (`adbutler/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/adbutler/mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 12 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `type` | string | yes | Report type: overview, advertiser, publisher, zone, campaign, ad-item |
| `zones` | string | no | Filter by zone IDs (comma-separated) |
| `period` | string | yes | Data grouping period: day, week, month, year |
| `preset` | string | no | Date preset (same options as display report) |
| `details` | boolean | no | Include detailed breakdown |
| `summary` | boolean | no | Include summary data |
| `timezone` | string | no | Timezone for preset |
| `breakdown` | boolean | no | Include breakdown data |
| `campaigns` | string | no | Filter by campaign IDs (comma-separated) |
| `financials` | boolean | no | Include financial data |
| `publishers` | string | no | Filter by publisher IDs (comma-separated) |
| `advertisers` | string | no | Filter by advertiser IDs (comma-separated) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_vast_report",
    "arguments": {
      "type": "<type>",
      "period": "<period>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_vast_report is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries advertising report data without side effects. The 'get' verb combined with 'report' clearly indicates a read-only operation that accesses data about VAST video campaigns. No creation, modification, deletion, or execution of external operations is implied. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent retrieving reports poses low risk to the AdButler system.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_vast_report' and description 'Get VAST video advertising report' indicate retrieval of existing report data with no modification or deletion."

Risk signals: High parameter count (12 properties)

## Use case

AI agents call get_vast_report to retrieve information from AdButler 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 AdButler:

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

## Other tools on AdButler (621)

- `archive_advertiser` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/archive-advertiser.md
- `archive_channel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/archive-channel.md
- `archive_contract` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/archive-contract.md
- `archive_email_zone` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/archive-email-zone.md
- `archive_publisher` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/archive-publisher.md
- `bulk_upload_remove_data_list` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/bulk-upload-remove-data-list.md
- `bulk_upload_replace_user_db` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/bulk-upload-replace-user-db.md
- `campaign_bulk_delete_catalog_ad_items` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/campaign-bulk-delete-catalog-ad-items.md
- `cancel_signature_request` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/cancel-signature-request.md
- `delete_advertiser` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-advertiser.md
- `delete_archived_campaign` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-archived-campaign.md
- `delete_archived_channel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-archived-channel.md
- `delete_archived_contract` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-archived-contract.md
- `delete_audience` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-audience.md
- `delete_audio_creative` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-audio-creative.md
- `delete_beacon_signing_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-beacon-signing-key.md
- `delete_bidder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-bidder.md
- `delete_campaign` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-campaign.md
- `delete_campaign_assignment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-campaign-assignment.md
- `delete_catalog_ad_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-catalog-ad-item.md
- `delete_catalog_zone` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-catalog-zone.md
- `delete_channel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-channel.md
- `delete_channel_zone_assignment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-channel-zone-assignment.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contract` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-contract.md
- `delete_contract_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-contract-document.md
- `delete_contract_payment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-contract-payment.md
- `delete_contract_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-contract-template.md
- `delete_creative` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-creative.md
- `delete_custom_html_ad_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/delete-custom-html-ad-item.md
- …and 591 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler.md

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