hires_list_messages
List messages sent or scheduled from a specific mail account. Returns outbound messages only (sent and scheduled), not received. Useful for monitoring cold outreach campaigns — check pending queue, delivery history, and plan next sends. Recommended size <= 10: messages include full HTML body; if ...
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What hires_list_messages does on 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software
AI agents call hires_list_messages 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
page | integer | — | Page number (1-based). Default: 1. |
size | integer | — | Number of items per page (1-100). Default: 20. |
view | string | — | Response shape. Default `summary` excludes the HTML body and attachments metadata — recommended for list operations. Use `full` only when message body content i |
status | string | — | Filter by message status: `scheduled` (pending send), `sent` (delivered), `all` (both). Default: `all`. |
date_to | integer | — | End of period (unix timestamp, seconds). Filters on scheduled/sent time. |
date_from | integer | — | Start of period (unix timestamp, seconds). Filters on scheduled/sent time. |
from_account_id | integer | Yes | ID of the mail account (from `GET /companies/mail-accounts` or `GET /users/{user_id}/mail-accounts`). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hires_list_messages is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves message data from a mail account without creating, modifying, or deleting any records. It is purely informational for monitoring outreach campaigns and has no side effects beyond data retrieval. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius — unauthorized access could expose message content but cannot alter recruitment records, trigger sends, or cause irreversible harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'hires_list_messages' and description 'List messages sent or scheduled' — retrieves historical and pending message data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs hires_list_messages 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_messages, this is the rule to start with:
hires_list_messages 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_messages call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hires_list_messages
List messages sent or scheduled from a specific mail account. Returns outbound messages only (sent and scheduled), not received. Useful for monitoring cold outreach campaigns — check pending queue, delivery history, and plan next sends. Recommended size <= 10: messages include full HTML body; if the response exceeds the budget the tool returns isError:true with error_code=response_too_large and retry hints. 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_messages accepts 7 parameters: page, size, view, status, date_to, date_from, from_account_id. Required: from_account_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_messages: 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_messages 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_messages 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_messages. 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_messages 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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