lookup_mastodon
Get a Mastodon profile by full handle@instance. Use for fediverse research. Example call: {"acct": "Gargron@mastodon.social"} Cost: $0.005–$0.05 USDC on Base per call.
This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-colinhughes2121-gocreative-agent-api/lookup-mastodon.md
What lookup_mastodon does on GoCreative Agent API
AI agents call lookup_mastodon to retrieve information from GoCreative Agent API without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
acct | string | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why lookup_mastodon is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available information from the Mastodon fediverse about a user profile. There are no modifications, deletions, executions, or financial transactions initiated by the tool itself—only data retrieval. The low cost ($0.005–$0.05) and function signature confirm it performs a straightforward read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description states "Get a Mastodon profile by full handle@instance" which is a retrieval operation with no side effects. The example call shows a simple lookup by public handle, consistent with querying publicly available profile data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs lookup_mastodon safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and GoCreative Agent API, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For lookup_mastodon, this is the rule to start with:
lookup_mastodon 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 GoCreative Agent API, apply this rule, and every lookup_mastodon call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about lookup_mastodon
Get a Mastodon profile by full handle@instance. Use for fediverse research. Example call: {"acct": "Gargron@mastodon.social"} Cost: $0.005–$0.05 USDC on Base per call. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GoCreative Agent API MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
lookup_mastodon accepts 1 parameter: acct. Required: acct. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the GoCreative Agent API MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lookup_mastodon: 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 GoCreative Agent API. Nothing to install.
lookup_mastodon 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 lookup_mastodon 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 lookup_mastodon. 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.
lookup_mastodon is provided by the GoCreative Agent API MCP server (https://api.gocreativeai.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on GoCreative Agent API, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue