get_pending_approvals
Get CONTENT PIPELINE outputs waiting for approval/publish (changelogs, newsletters, social drafts). IDs are pipeline_outputs UUIDs — use approve_pipeline_item / publish_pipeline_item / request_content_revision. NOT Command Center decision cards — those use get_command_center_items + get_command_c...
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What get_pending_approvals does on Freedom Mcp
AI agents call get_pending_approvals to retrieve information from Freedom Mcp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | — | Maximum items to return (default: 10) |
companyId | string | Yes | FreedomOS company id to act within (you must be a member). Required for company-scoped tools. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_pending_approvals is rated Low
This is a retrieval/query operation with no side effects. It allows viewing what content is in the approval queue but does not approve, publish, or modify any content itself. The tool provides read-only access to pipeline state, making it a Read category tool with low severity since misuse would only expose informational data about pending content items.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves pending approvals for content pipeline outputs (changelogs, newsletters, social drafts) — queries a state without modifying data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_pending_approvals safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Freedom Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_pending_approvals, this is the rule to start with:
get_pending_approvals 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 Freedom Mcp, apply this rule, and every get_pending_approvals call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_pending_approvals
Get CONTENT PIPELINE outputs waiting for approval/publish (changelogs, newsletters, social drafts). IDs are pipeline_outputs UUIDs — use approve_pipeline_item / publish_pipeline_item / request_content_revision. NOT Command Center decision cards — those use get_command_center_items + get_command_center_item + decide_command_center_item. Use when user asks "what content needs my review?", "ready to publish?", or "approval queue" for content. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Freedom Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_pending_approvals accepts 2 parameters: limit, companyId. Required: companyId. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Freedom MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_pending_approvals: 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 Freedom Mcp. Nothing to install.
get_pending_approvals 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_pending_approvals 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_pending_approvals. 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_pending_approvals is provided by the Freedom MCP server (https://twuluxmoognlwtmaoqgo.supabase.co/functions/v1/freedom-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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