Get a specific TODO item by ID
AI agents call todo_get to retrieve information from MCP TODO Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves a single TODO item without altering any data. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal security risk, as it only returns existing information to the caller. The severity is low because unauthorized reads of TODO items pose minimal blast radius compared to creation, modification, or deletion operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'todo_get' and description 'Get a specific TODO item by ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no modifications. Sibling tools include todo_create, todo_delete, and todo_update, which handle state changes; todo_get performs query-only access.
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Get a specific TODO item by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP TODO Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP TODO Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for todo_get: 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 MCP TODO Server. Nothing to install.
todo_get 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 todo_get 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 todo_get. 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.
todo_get is provided by the MCP TODO Server MCP server (javascripto/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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