# get_provider

Get one business's public profile by slug: identity, location, contact, services overview, booking policies, capabilities (which actions this business currently supports), and public links.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_provider`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getcaboo-caboo/get-provider

## Facts

- Tool: `get_provider`
- Server: Caboo (`https://getcaboo.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getcaboo-caboo.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://getcaboo.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `slug` | string | yes | The provider slug from search_providers or get_provider. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_provider",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "<slug>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_provider is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries public business profile information without side effects. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation analogous to a GET request for publicly available metadata. No data is created, modified, deleted, or financial obligations are incurred.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Get one business's public profile' and lists retrieval-only operations: 'identity, location, contact, services overview, booking policies, capabilities, and public links.' No modifications, deletions, or financial transactions are…"

## Use case

AI agents call get_provider to retrieve information from Caboo without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Caboo:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_provider": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Caboo (5)

- `book_get_availability` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getcaboo-caboo/book-get-availability.md
- `book_get_booking_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getcaboo-caboo/book-get-booking-status.md
- `book_list_services` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getcaboo-caboo/book-list-services.md
- `search_providers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getcaboo-caboo/search-providers.md
- `book_hold_slot` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getcaboo-caboo/book-hold-slot.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-getcaboo-caboo · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-getcaboo-caboo