Get user followers. Returns cleaned data in TOON format.
AI agents call get_user_followers to retrieve information from TwitterAPI 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 follower information for a user, which is a read-only query operation. It returns data without any side effects or data modifications. While the server supports write actions (create_tweet) and potentially risky operations (login_user), this specific tool only fetches publicly available follower data, placing it in the Read category with low severity due to minimal blast radius if misused by an…
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_user_followers' and description states 'Get user followers. Returns cleaned data in TOON format.' This is a retrieval operation with no modification, creation, or deletion of data.
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Get user followers. Returns cleaned data in TOON format. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TwitterAPI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TwitterAPI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_user_followers: 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 TwitterAPI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_user_followers 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_user_followers 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_user_followers. 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_user_followers is provided by the TwitterAPI MCP Server MCP server (jing-yilin/twitterapi-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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