list_mail
List mail (newest-first), optionally filtered by status (draft/sent) and/or company. Sent items form the mail history.
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What list_mail does on FeatureBoard
AI agents call list_mail to retrieve information from FeatureBoard without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_mail is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries existing mail data with optional filters. It performs no creation, modification, deletion, or external operations. The classification as Read is appropriate for a retrieval-only operation that merely displays mail history and drafts without altering them.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'List mail (newest-first), optionally filtered by status (draft/sent) and/or company.' The verb 'list' and the filtering parameters indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs list_mail safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and FeatureBoard, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_mail, this is the rule to start with:
list_mail 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 FeatureBoard, apply this rule, and every list_mail call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_mail
List mail (newest-first), optionally filtered by status (draft/sent) and/or company. Sent items form the mail history. It is categorised as a Read tool in the FeatureBoard MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the FeatureBoard MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_mail: 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 FeatureBoard. Nothing to install.
list_mail 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 list_mail 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 list_mail. 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.
list_mail is provided by the FeatureBoard MCP server (https://github.com/valentil/featureboard-mcp/releases/download/v0.7/featureboard.plugin). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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