# get_gateway_events

Read a bounded process-local page of in-scope Discord Gateway event kinds and identifiers after an optional opaque cursor. No message content, profile data, emoji, URLs, or raw payloads are retained.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_gateway_events`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/get-gateway-events

## Facts

- Tool: `get_gateway_events`
- Server: GuildControl MCP (`guildctl`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord.md
- Install: `npx -y guildctl`
- Homepage: https://github.com/j-256/guildcontrol
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_gateway_events",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_gateway_events is rated Low

Tool retrieves enumerated event metadata with privacy-safe restrictions; no side effects, no sensitive data exposure.

From the tool's own definition: "Read a bounded process-local page of in-scope Discord Gateway event kinds and identifiers after an optional opaque cursor. No message content, profile data, emoji, URLs, or raw payloads are retained."

## Use case

AI agents call get_gateway_events to retrieve information from GuildControl MCP 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 GuildControl MCP:

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

## Other tools on GuildControl MCP (257)

- `delete_messages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/delete-messages.md
- `execute_bulk_guild_ban` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-bulk-guild-ban.md
- `execute_channel_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-channel-deletion.md
- `execute_direct_message_change` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-direct-message-change.md
- `execute_guild_application_command_change` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-application-command-change.md
- `execute_guild_departure` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-departure.md
- `execute_guild_integration_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-integration-deletion.md
- `execute_guild_prune` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-prune.md
- `execute_invite_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-invite-deletion.md
- `execute_poll_end` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-poll-end.md
- `execute_role_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-role-deletion.md
- `execute_webhook_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-webhook-deletion.md
- `execute_webhook_message_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-webhook-message-deletion.md
- `plan_channel_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-channel-deletion.md
- `plan_direct_message_change` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-direct-message-change.md
- `plan_guild_departure` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-guild-departure.md
- `plan_guild_integration_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-guild-integration-deletion.md
- `plan_invite_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-invite-deletion.md
- `plan_message_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-message-deletion.md
- `plan_poll_end` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-poll-end.md
- `plan_role_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-role-deletion.md
- `plan_webhook_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-webhook-deletion.md
- `plan_webhook_message_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-webhook-message-deletion.md
- `compile_component_template` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/compile-component-template.md
- `execute_announcement_crosspost` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-announcement-crosspost.md
- `execute_application_emoji_change` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-emoji-change.md
- `execute_application_entitlement_consumption` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-entitlement-consumption.md
- `execute_application_intent_enablement` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-intent-enablement.md
- `execute_application_test_entitlement_change` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-test-entitlement-change.md
- `execute_automod_change` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-automod-change.md
- …and 227 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord.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=app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord