api_features

What api_features does on Slack

AI agents call api_features to retrieve information from Slack without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why api_features is rated Low

This tool retrieves configuration or feature flag data from a Slack workspace without modifying it, placing it in the Read category. Severity is medium because: (1) feature flags may reveal internal system configuration, experimental features, or security settings that could inform attack surface mapping; (2) access is via an undocumented endpoint, suggesting it may bypass normal authorization patterns; (3) the…

From the tool's definition Tool name 'api_features' and description state it 'Get[s] workspace feature flags' — a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion. The description characterizes it as an 'undocumented session endpoint', indicating internal/privileged data access.

The rule that runs api_features safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Slack, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For api_features, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "api_features": {}
  }
}

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