Get a specific project by its ID. Uses AppleScript/JXA (macOS only).
AI agents call get-project-by-id to retrieve information from Things App MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves a single project record by identifier using AppleScript, which is a read-only query operation. It has no capability to modify, delete, or execute code—it only fetches and returns data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal, as an AI agent using this tool can only view project information that already exists.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-project-by-id' and description 'Get a specific project by its ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. Uses AppleScript/JXA for querying data directly from the application.
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Get a specific project by its ID. Uses AppleScript/JXA (macOS only). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Things App MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Things App MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-project-by-id: 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 Things App MCP. Nothing to install.
get-project-by-id 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-project-by-id 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-project-by-id. 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-project-by-id is provided by the Things App MCP server (lucas-flatwhite/things-app-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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