configure_email_archiving
Configure email archiving and retention settings
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What configure_email_archiving does on 20i MCP Server
AI agents use configure_email_archiving to create or update resources in 20i MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your 20i MCP Server environment.
Why configure_email_archiving is rated Medium
This tool modifies email archiving and retention policies, which are configuration changes that affect how email data is stored and managed. While reversible (settings can be reconfigured), it has high severity due to the blast radius: incorrect archiving configurations could impact email compliance, data retention obligations, or inadvertently expose/hide email archives.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'configure_email_archiving' and description 'Configure email archiving and retention settings' indicate modification of email system configuration.
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The rule that runs configure_email_archiving safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 20i MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For configure_email_archiving, this is the rule to start with:
configure_email_archiving stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect 20i MCP Server, apply this rule, and every configure_email_archiving call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about configure_email_archiving
Configure email archiving and retention settings. It is categorised as a Write tool in the 20i MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the 20i MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for configure_email_archiving: 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 20i MCP Server. Nothing to install.
configure_email_archiving is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the configure_email_archiving 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 configure_email_archiving. 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.
configure_email_archiving is provided by the 20i MCP Server MCP server (cbrown35/20i-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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