get_service_account
Manage non-human identities whose API tokens call the DoiT API with a fixed set of permissions. Returns a service account owned by the authenticated customer; an ID that belongs to another customer returns 404. The ETag response header carries the value to send in If-Match on update and delete. R...
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What get_service_account does on Doit
AI agents call get_service_account to retrieve information from Doit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | |
customerContext | string | — | Scope the request to a specific customer by ID. Required for DoiT employees (whose token isn't tied to a single customer); omit for direct customer users. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_service_account is rated Low
Even though get_service_account 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.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_service_account safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Doit, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_service_account, this is the rule to start with:
get_service_account 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 Doit, apply this rule, and every get_service_account call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_service_account
Manage non-human identities whose API tokens call the DoiT API with a fixed set of permissions. Returns a service account owned by the authenticated customer; an ID that belongs to another customer returns 404. The ETag response header carries the value to send in If-Match on update and delete. Requires the serviceAccountViewer permission. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Doit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_service_account accepts 2 parameters: id, customerContext. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Doit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_service_account: 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 Doit. Nothing to install.
get_service_account 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_service_account 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_service_account. 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_service_account is provided by the Doit MCP server (@doitintl/doit-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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