get_mailbox_backups
Get mailbox backup information and history
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What get_mailbox_backups does on 20i MCP Server
AI agents call get_mailbox_backups to retrieve information from 20i MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_mailbox_backups is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves information about mailbox backups—their status, history, and details. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The action is purely informational with read-only semantics. Even in a hosting management context, accessing backup metadata poses minimal risk as it does not alter system state or trigger external operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_mailbox_backups' and description 'Get mailbox backup information and history' indicate retrieval of existing backup metadata without modification or deletion.
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The rule that runs get_mailbox_backups 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 get_mailbox_backups, this is the rule to start with:
get_mailbox_backups 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 20i MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_mailbox_backups call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_mailbox_backups
Get mailbox backup information and history. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 20i MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the 20i MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_mailbox_backups: 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.
get_mailbox_backups 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_mailbox_backups 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_mailbox_backups. 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_mailbox_backups 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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