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What get_goal does on Businys
AI agents call get_goal to retrieve information from Businys without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_goal is rated Low
This tool retrieves data (a goal record) by identifier without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a simple lookup/fetch operation with no side effects, fitting the Read category. Severity is low as misuse would only expose existing goal data, not enable destructive or financial harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_goal' and description 'Get a single goal by ID' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'get' and absence of any modification language confirm this is a read-only query.
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The rule that runs get_goal safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Businys, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_goal, this is the rule to start with:
get_goal 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 Businys, apply this rule, and every get_goal call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_goal
Get a single goal by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Businys MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Businys MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_goal: 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 Businys. Nothing to install.
get_goal 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_goal 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_goal. 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_goal is provided by the Businys MCP server (@businys/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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