# vast_get_ad_item

Get details of a specific VAST ad item

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

## Facts

- Tool: `vast_get_ad_item`
- 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: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | number | yes | VAST ad item ID |

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": "vast_get_ad_item",
    "arguments": {
      "id": 0
    }
  }
}
```

## Why vast_get_ad_item is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about an existing ad item without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a simple data fetch operation with no side effects. Even if misused by an agent, retrieving ad item details presents minimal risk—the only concern would be unauthorized data access, but that is classified as Read severity low.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name and description both indicate retrieval: 'Get details of a specific VAST ad item' uses the verb 'Get' which is a standard read operation. VAST ad items are metadata/configuration objects, not operations that modify state or trigger external effects."

## Use case

AI agents call vast_get_ad_item 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": {
    "vast_get_ad_item": {}
  }
}
```

## 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

## 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=adbutler · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/adbutler