AI agents call get_saved_items to retrieve information from Reddirect without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves a user's own saved content from Reddit. It performs a read-only query operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The capability is limited to fetching data, which is characteristic of a Read category tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_saved_items' and description 'Get your saved Reddit posts and comments' indicate retrieval of existing data with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get your saved Reddit posts and comments. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Reddirect MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Reddirect MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_saved_items: 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 Reddirect. Nothing to install.
get_saved_items 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_saved_items 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_saved_items. 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_saved_items is provided by the Reddirect MCP server (jeebus87/reddirect). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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