get_bot_env_var_values

What get_bot_env_var_values does on instantKOM MCP Server

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

Why get_bot_env_var_values is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves environment variable values for a bot scoped to recipients. It performs no data modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary code—only retrieval. The blast radius is limited to information disclosure of non-sensitive configuration metadata (unless environment variables themselves contain secrets, but that would be a deployment/configuration issue, not a tool design issue).

From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get_' prefix and description states 'Get recipient-specific values' — indicative of data retrieval without modification. The function retrieves bot environment variable values, which are read-only operations.

The rule that runs get_bot_env_var_values safely

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

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

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