get_my_emails
A read tool on the Agent Jail MCP server.
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What get_my_emails does on Agent Jail
AI agents call get_my_emails to retrieve information from Agent Jail without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_my_emails is rated Low
Email retrieval is a Read operation as it queries and retrieves data without side effects. Severity is medium because emails may contain sensitive personal or business information, and unauthorized access could leak confidential data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_my_emails' indicates data retrieval of email messages. No description provided, but the verb 'get' and noun 'emails' are consistent with a read operation.
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The rule that runs get_my_emails safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Agent Jail, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_my_emails, this is the rule to start with:
get_my_emails is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Agent Jail, apply this rule, and every get_my_emails call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_my_emails
get_my_emails is a read tool on the Agent Jail MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Agent Jail MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Agent Jail MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_my_emails: 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 Agent Jail. Nothing to install.
get_my_emails 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_my_emails 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_my_emails. 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_my_emails is provided by the Agent Jail MCP server (idiscoord13-sketch/agent-jail-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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