get_guild

Retrieve detailed information about a Discord server (guild), including member/presence counts, features, boost status, and configuration. Use this to inspect server settings or verify server state.

Server Discord MCP Server jackglick/discord-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_guild does on Discord MCP Server

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

Why get_guild needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries server metadata (member counts, features, boost status, configuration) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It has no side effects and poses minimal security risk—the blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure of already-public or user-accessible guild details.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_guild' and description states 'Retrieve detailed information about a Discord server (guild)' with verbs 'inspect' and 'verify' indicating read-only query operations without modification or side effects.

Questions about get_guild

What does the get_guild tool do? +

Retrieve detailed information about a Discord server (guild), including member/presence counts, features, boost status, and configuration. Use this to inspect server settings or verify server state. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Discord MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_guild? +

Register the Discord MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_guild: 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 Discord MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_guild? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_guild? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_guild 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.

How do I block get_guild completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_guild. 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 get_guild? +

get_guild is provided by the Discord MCP Server MCP server (jackglick/discord-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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