Get contact groups.
AI agents call get_groups to retrieve information from RTM 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 group data without side effects. It is a simple read operation that queries existing data. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The low severity reflects minimal risk if misused—retrieving contact groups poses no blast radius for destructive or financial harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_groups' with description 'Get contact groups.' The verb 'Get' indicates a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external operations.
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Get contact groups. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RTM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the RTM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_groups: 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 RTM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_groups 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_groups 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_groups. 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_groups is provided by the RTM MCP Server MCP server (ljadach/rtm-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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