# wait_for_email

A read tool on the Pypi:deadsimple Email MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `wait_for_email`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/wait-for-email

## Facts

- Tool: `wait_for_email`
- Server: Pypi:deadsimple Email (`pypi:deadsimple-email`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email.md
- Install: `npx -y pypi:deadsimple-email`
- Homepage: https://github.com/deadsimple-email/deadsimple-email
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "wait_for_email",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why wait_for_email is rated Low

Based on the tool name and the server's purpose (pulling signup codes from inbound mail), this tool likely polls or waits for an incoming email to arrive before returning its content — a read/fetch operation. Severity is medium because it accesses potentially sensitive email content (verification codes, private messages). Confidence is lowered due to the empty description.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'wait_for_email' and server context of reading inbound mail; description is empty and uninformative"

## Use case

AI agents call wait_for_email to retrieve information from Pypi:deadsimple Email 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 Pypi:deadsimple Email:

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

## Other tools on Pypi:deadsimple Email (13)

- `delete_inbox` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/delete-inbox.md
- `get_usage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/get-usage.md
- `get_verification_code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/get-verification-code.md
- `get_verification_link` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/get-verification-link.md
- `list_inboxes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/list-inboxes.md
- `list_threads` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/list-threads.md
- `read_message` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/read-message.md
- `read_messages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/read-messages.md
- `read_thread` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/read-thread.md
- `create_inbox` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/create-inbox.md
- `forward_message` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/forward-message.md
- `reply_to_message` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/reply-to-message.md
- `send_email` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/deadsimple-email/send-email.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=deadsimple-email · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/deadsimple-email