retrievePendingLinkWithId
Retrieve a pending identity provider link. This is useful to validate a pending link and retrieve meta-data about the identity provider link.
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What retrievePendingLinkWithId does on Fusionauth
AI agents call retrievePendingLinkWithId to retrieve information from Fusionauth without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why retrievePendingLinkWithId is rated Low
This tool queries and returns data about pending identity provider links without making any changes. It is a read-only operation with minimal blast radius—even if misused, it only exposes metadata about pending links rather than enabling account takeover, data destruction, or financial impact.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'retrieve' and description states it 'retrieve[s] a pending identity provider link' and retrieves 'meta-data'. No modification, deletion, or execution is performed.
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The rule that runs retrievePendingLinkWithId safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Fusionauth, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For retrievePendingLinkWithId, this is the rule to start with:
retrievePendingLinkWithId 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 Fusionauth, apply this rule, and every retrievePendingLinkWithId call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about retrievePendingLinkWithId
Retrieve a pending identity provider link. This is useful to validate a pending link and retrieve meta-data about the identity provider link. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fusionauth MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fusionauth MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for retrievePendingLinkWithId: 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 Fusionauth. Nothing to install.
retrievePendingLinkWithId 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 retrievePendingLinkWithId 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 retrievePendingLinkWithId. 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.
retrievePendingLinkWithId is provided by the Fusionauth MCP server (@fusionauth/mcp-api). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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