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What get_prompt does on Portkey Admin
AI agents call get_prompt to retrieve information from Portkey Admin without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_prompt is rated Low
This tool retrieves or queries prompt data without any side effects. It performs a read-only operation consistent with the Read category (get, fetch). The low severity reflects minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent - fetching a prompt poses no risk of data loss, unauthorized modifications, or harmful external operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_prompt' and description states 'Fetch a prompt' - both indicate a retrieval operation with no modification of data.
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The rule that runs get_prompt safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Portkey Admin, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_prompt, this is the rule to start with:
get_prompt 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 Portkey Admin, apply this rule, and every get_prompt call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_prompt
Fetch a prompt. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Portkey Admin MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Portkey Admin MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_prompt: 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 Portkey Admin. Nothing to install.
get_prompt 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_prompt 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_prompt. 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_prompt is provided by the Portkey Admin MCP server (codeswhat/portkey-admin-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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