Get the list of contacts/friends associated with the logged-in Cash App account.
AI agents call cashapp_get_contacts to retrieve information from Mcp Cashapp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves contact information from a Cash App account. While it is fundamentally a Read operation (no data modification or execution), the severity is elevated to 'medium' because: (1) contacts/friends lists can reveal social networks and payment relationships, which is sensitive personal information; (2) this sits within a server explicitly designed for payment automation, where contact access enables…
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate it 'Get[s] the list of contacts/friends associated with the logged-in Cash App account.' This is a retrieval operation with no modification or execution.
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Get the list of contacts/friends associated with the logged-in Cash App account. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Cashapp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Cashapp MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cashapp_get_contacts: 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 Mcp Cashapp. Nothing to install.
cashapp_get_contacts 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 cashapp_get_contacts 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 cashapp_get_contacts. 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.
cashapp_get_contacts is provided by the Mcp Cashapp MCP server (markswendsen-code/mcp-cashapp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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