get-label · Todoist MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-label does on Todoist MCP

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

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-label needs a policy

This tool retrieves label information from Todoist, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent (accessing label metadata) justifies a 'low' severity classification.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-label' and description 'Get a label from Todoist' indicate retrieval of existing label data without modification or side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-label

What does the get-label tool do? +

Get a label from Todoist. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Todoist MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-label? +

Register the Todoist MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-label: 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 Todoist MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-label? +

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

Can I rate-limit get-label? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-label 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-label completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-label. 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-label? +

get-label is provided by the Todoist MCP server (jdh747/todoist-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.