social_follow

Follow a person or company as the account (publicly visible). LinkedIn returns {requested: true}; the follow itself is not confirmed.

SERVERMax MCP Server SOURCEdigital-crew-technologies/max-mcp-server

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What social_follow does on Max MCP Server

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

RISK

Why social_follow is rated Low

Even though social_follow only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs social_follow safely

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

social_follow Allowed

social_follow is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Max MCP Server, apply this rule, and every social_follow call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about social_follow

What does the social_follow tool do? +

Follow a person or company as the account (publicly visible). LinkedIn returns {requested: true}; the follow itself is not confirmed. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Max MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on social_follow? +

Register the Max MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for social_follow: 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 Max MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is social_follow? +

social_follow is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit social_follow? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the social_follow 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.

How do I block social_follow completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for social_follow. 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.

What MCP server provides social_follow? +

social_follow is provided by the Max MCP Server MCP server (digital-crew-technologies/max-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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