Get the list of messages the user has saved (bookmarked) in Teams. Returns references to saved messages with source conversation IDs and direct links. Use teams_get_message with sourceConversationId and sourceMessageId to fetch the full message content.
AI agents call teams_get_saved_messages to retrieve information from Teams MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a read-only operation that queries and returns data about user's saved messages. No data is modified, deleted, or executed. The tool has minimal blast radius - it only exposes information already accessible to the authenticated user within Teams. Classification as Read is appropriate for information retrieval operations.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves saved/bookmarked messages via API call ('Get the list of messages the user has saved'). Returns references and metadata ('source conversation IDs and direct links') without modifying, deleting, or executing operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the list of messages the user has saved (bookmarked) in Teams. Returns references to saved messages with source conversation IDs and direct links. Use teams_get_message with sourceConversationId and sourceMessageId to fetch the full message content. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Teams MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Teams MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for teams_get_saved_messages: 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 Teams MCP Server. Nothing to install.
teams_get_saved_messages 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 teams_get_saved_messages 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 teams_get_saved_messages. 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.
teams_get_saved_messages is provided by the Teams MCP Server MCP server (m0nkmaster/msteams-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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