Get a specific record by ID from an Airtable table
AI agents call airtable_get_record to retrieve information from Enhanced Airtable MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a simple retrieval operation to fetch a single record using its ID. It does not modify, delete, or execute any actions—it only queries and returns data. This is a classic Read category operation with minimal security risk, assuming the user has appropriate access controls to the base and record.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'airtable_get_record' and description states 'Get a specific record by ID from an Airtable table'. The verb 'Get' and context of retrieving a record by ID indicate a read-only operation with no side effects.
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Get a specific record by ID from an Airtable table. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Enhanced Airtable MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Enhanced Airtable MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for airtable_get_record: 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 Enhanced Airtable MCP Server. Nothing to install.
airtable_get_record 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 airtable_get_record 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 airtable_get_record. 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.
airtable_get_record is provided by the Enhanced Airtable MCP Server MCP server (jordan-huffman/airtable-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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