Retrieve a contact by its ID.
AI agents call get_contact to retrieve information from Zimbra MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves contact information without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a simple data retrieval function, making it a Read category risk with low severity since contact data exposure is limited compared to financial or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_contact' and description 'Retrieve a contact by its ID' clearly indicate a read-only query operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve a contact by its ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Zimbra MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Zimbra MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_contact: 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 Zimbra MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_contact 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_contact 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_contact. 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_contact is provided by the Zimbra MCP Server MCP server (jeremie-lesage/zimbra-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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