Get detailed info about a specific Teladoc provider
AI agents call get_provider_details to retrieve information from Teladoc 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 provider information from the Teladoc platform. While it is a read-only operation (no data modification, deletion, or external execution), the medium severity reflects that it accesses healthcare provider details within a sensitive telehealth system where an agent could theoretically enumerate or profile providers inappropriately.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_provider_details' and description 'Get detailed info about a specific Teladoc provider' indicate data retrieval with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed info about a specific Teladoc provider. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Teladoc MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Teladoc MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_provider_details: 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 Teladoc MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_provider_details 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_provider_details 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_provider_details. 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_provider_details is provided by the Teladoc MCP Server MCP server (markswendsen-code/mcp-teladoc). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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