hires_list_departments
List departments for the company. Use for job organization filters and reporting dimensions.
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What hires_list_departments does on 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software
AI agents call hires_list_departments to retrieve information from 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
company_id | number | — | Target company ID (uses default company when omitted) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hires_list_departments is rated Low
This tool performs a simple read/query operation that retrieves department metadata. It does not modify, create, delete, or execute any actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only enumerate departmental structure, which is low-sensitivity organizational information typically available to employees. No financial impact, no destructive capability.
From the tool's definition hires_list_departments is described as 'List departments for the company' — a retrieval operation with no data modification. Returns organizational structure information for filtering and reporting.
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The rule that runs hires_list_departments safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For hires_list_departments, this is the rule to start with:
hires_list_departments 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 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software, apply this rule, and every hires_list_departments call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hires_list_departments
List departments for the company. Use for job organization filters and reporting dimensions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
hires_list_departments accepts 1 parameter: company_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hires_list_departments: 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 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software. Nothing to install.
hires_list_departments 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 hires_list_departments 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 hires_list_departments. 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.
hires_list_departments is provided by the 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software MCP server (https://mcp.100hires.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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