gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers
Get list of currently online overseers and admins. Useful for: - Finding active admins to notify about urgent issues - Checking if any overseers are online before admin events - Broadcasting to all online admins RETURNS: { clients: [list of overseer clients], count: total overseer count } Authent...
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What gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers does on Gala
AI agents call gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers to retrieve information from Gala without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers is rated Low
Even though gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers 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.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Gala, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers, this is the rule to start with:
gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers 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 Gala, apply this rule, and every gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers
Get list of currently online overseers and admins. Useful for: - Finding active admins to notify about urgent issues - Checking if any overseers are online before admin events - Broadcasting to all online admins RETURNS: { clients: [list of overseer clients], count: total overseer count } Authentication: Requires streamAdminApiKey (admin) OR JWT auth as Overseer. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gala MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Gala MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers: 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 Gala. Nothing to install.
gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers 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 gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers 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 gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers. 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.
gala_launchpad_get_online_overseers is provided by the Gala MCP server (@gala-chain/gala-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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