teams_get_profile

Get your Microsoft Teams / Microsoft 365 user profile.

Server Microsoft Teams microsoft-teams-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What teams_get_profile does on Microsoft Teams

AI agents call teams_get_profile to retrieve information from Microsoft Teams without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why teams_get_profile needs a policy

This tool retrieves user profile information without side effects. It is a read-only operation that queries and returns data about the authenticated user. No data is created, modified, deleted, or financial transactions are initiated. The blast radius is minimal since profile data is typically non-sensitive organizational information already accessible to the user.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'teams_get_profile' and description 'Get your Microsoft Teams / Microsoft 365 user profile' indicate retrieval of user profile data with no modification, deletion, or external execution.

Questions about teams_get_profile

What does the teams_get_profile tool do? +

Get your Microsoft Teams / Microsoft 365 user profile. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Microsoft Teams MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on teams_get_profile? +

Register the Microsoft Teams MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for teams_get_profile: 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 Microsoft Teams. Nothing to install.

What risk level is teams_get_profile? +

teams_get_profile is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit teams_get_profile? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the teams_get_profile 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.

How do I block teams_get_profile completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for teams_get_profile. 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.

What MCP server provides teams_get_profile? +

teams_get_profile is provided by the Microsoft Teams MCP server (microsoft-teams-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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