Get detailed information about a specific transaction.
AI agents call get_transaction to retrieve information from YNAB MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves existing transaction details without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only operation with no side effects. The low severity reflects that financial data exposure is concerning but this tool itself does not move money, create obligations, or alter state.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate retrieval of transaction data: 'Get detailed information about a specific transaction.' No modification, deletion, or execution is performed.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a specific transaction. It is categorised as a Read tool in the YNAB MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the YNAB MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_transaction: 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 YNAB MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_transaction 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 get_transaction 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 get_transaction. 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.
get_transaction is provided by the YNAB MCP Server MCP server (jeangnc/ynab-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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