get_api_endpoint_details

WHAT IT DOES

What get_api_endpoint_details does on ConnectWise API Gateway MCP Server

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

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why get_api_endpoint_details needs a policy

This tool queries and retrieves metadata about API endpoints. It performs a read-only lookup operation without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any external actions. The action is informational only, making it a Read category risk with low severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_api_endpoint_details' and description 'Get detailed information about a specific API endpoint' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_api_endpoint_details gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control get_api_endpoint_details

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and ConnectWise API Gateway MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_api_endpoint_details:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_api_endpoint_details": {}
  }
}

get_api_endpoint_details is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

Create a free account and register ConnectWise API Gateway MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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EXPLORE

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FAQ

Questions about get_api_endpoint_details

What does the get_api_endpoint_details tool do? +

Get detailed information about a specific API endpoint. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ConnectWise API Gateway MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_api_endpoint_details? +

Register the ConnectWise API Gateway MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_api_endpoint_details: 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 ConnectWise API Gateway MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_api_endpoint_details? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_api_endpoint_details? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_api_endpoint_details 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_api_endpoint_details completely? +

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

get_api_endpoint_details is provided by the ConnectWise API Gateway MCP Server MCP server (jasondsmith72/cwm-api-gateway-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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