get_short_link
Get a specific short link by ID with click statistics
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What get_short_link does on instantKOM MCP Server
AI agents call get_short_link 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_short_link is rated Low
This tool retrieves information about a short link and its associated analytics (click statistics) without modifying, creating, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects and poses minimal security risk—misuse would only expose analytics data already associated with the requested link ID.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_short_link' and description 'Get a specific short link by ID with click statistics' indicate data retrieval only. The verb 'Get' and phrase 'with click statistics' confirm read-only querying of existing data.
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The rule that runs get_short_link 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_short_link, this is the rule to start with:
get_short_link 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 instantKOM MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_short_link call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_short_link
Get a specific short link by ID with click statistics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the instantKOM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the instantKOM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_short_link: 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 instantKOM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_short_link 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_short_link 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_short_link. 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_short_link is provided by the instantKOM MCP Server MCP server (instantkom/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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