get_account

What get_account does on AI Cortex Storage

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

Why get_account is rated Low

This tool only reads account metadata and financial status without creating charges, modifying data, or triggering transactions. While it involves financial data (credit balance), it merely retrieves information rather than moving money or committing financial obligations. Classification as Read is appropriate; severity is low due to minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent (information disclosure only).

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves account status and credit balance information with no modification capability. Description indicates query-only operations: 'Get account status, credit balance, and available credits.'

The rule that runs get_account safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and AI Cortex Storage, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_account, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_account": {}
  }
}

Questions about get_account