Get product substitutes
AI agents call products_get_substitutes to retrieve information from MCP Dynamics 365 Commerce Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves substitute product information from the Dynamics 365 Commerce system. It is a read-only query operation with no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute external operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal, as an AI agent could only retrieve substitute product data, which is informational only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'products_get_substitutes' uses 'get' verb and description states 'Get product substitutes', indicating a retrieval operation that queries product data without modification.
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Get product substitutes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Dynamics 365 Commerce Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Dynamics 365 Commerce Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for products_get_substitutes: 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 Dynamics 365 Commerce Server. Nothing to install.
products_get_substitutes 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 products_get_substitutes 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 products_get_substitutes. 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.
products_get_substitutes is provided by the MCP Dynamics 365 Commerce Server MCP server (jiantmo/mcp-commerce). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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