Low Risk

book_appointment

Book an appointment with a local service business. Creates a booking record and adds the appointment to the business calendar. Returns a confirmation with reference number. ONLY call this if the business has 'booking' in its enabledFeatures array.

Part of the Qasperai MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

AI agents call book_appointment to retrieve information from Qasperai without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.

Even though book_appointment only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.

Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.

io-github-qasperai-qasper.yaml
tools:
  book_appointment:
    rules:
      - action: allow

See the full Qasperai policy for all 8 tools.

Tool Name book_appointment
Category Read
MCP Server Qasperai MCP Server
Risk Level Low

Agents calling read-class tools like book_appointment have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Read risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, allow) apply to each.

What does the book_appointment tool do? +

Book an appointment with a local service business. Creates a booking record and adds the appointment to the business calendar. Returns a confirmation with reference number. ONLY call this if the business has 'booking' in its enabledFeatures array.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Qasperai MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on book_appointment? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for book_appointment. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Qasperai MCP server.

What risk level is book_appointment? +

book_appointment is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit book_appointment? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the book_appointment rule in your Intercept 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.

How do I block book_appointment completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for book_appointment. 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.

What MCP server provides book_appointment? +

book_appointment is provided by the Qasperai MCP server (@qasperai/mcp-server). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on Qasperai

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npx -y @policylayer/intercept
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