x_post_insights
Advertiser-grade analytics for the connected account’s OWN posts on X — impressions, engagements, LINK CLICKS, profile visits, video views and video completion quartiles. This is the read that answers “did the creative work”, which x_post_metrics cannot: public metrics show likes and reposts, nev...
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What x_post_insights does on Hermoso
AI agents use x_post_insights to create or update resources in Hermoso, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Hermoso environment.
Why x_post_insights is rated Medium
An AI agent can call x_post_insights faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Hermoso by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs x_post_insights safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Hermoso, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For x_post_insights, this is the rule to start with:
x_post_insights stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Hermoso, apply this rule, and every x_post_insights call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about x_post_insights
Advertiser-grade analytics for the connected account’s OWN posts on X — impressions, engagements, LINK CLICKS, profile visits, video views and video completion quartiles. This is the read that answers “did the creative work”, which x_post_metrics cannot: public metrics show likes and reposts, never clicks or video retention. Takes up to 25 post ids in one call. COSTS CREDITS PER POST READ, so ask about the posts that matter rather than everything. If X returns no rows, say so — that is missing data, not zero performance. Needs X connected. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Hermoso MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Hermoso MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for x_post_insights: 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 Hermoso. Nothing to install.
x_post_insights is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the x_post_insights 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 x_post_insights. 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.
x_post_insights is provided by the Hermoso MCP server (https://app.hermoso.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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