# monday-get-item-updates

Retrieve updates and comments for an item

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `monday-get-item-updates`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-get-item-updates

## Facts

- Tool: `monday-get-item-updates`
- Server: @mcp Server Monday (`@mcp-server-monday`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday.md
- Install: `npx -y @mcp-server-monday`
- Homepage: https://github.com/mondaycom/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity verified
- Server auth posture: gated
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "monday-get-item-updates",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why monday-get-item-updates is rated Low

This tool retrieves (reads) existing updates and comments associated with a Monday.com item. The verb 'Retrieve' and the absence of any modification, deletion, or execution language confirm this is a Read operation. There is no capacity to alter data, trigger external actions, or affect system state. Severity is low as it only accesses existing information without blast radius.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'monday-get-item-updates' and description 'Retrieve updates and comments for an item' indicate a data retrieval operation with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call monday-get-item-updates to retrieve information from @mcp Server Monday without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches @mcp Server Monday:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "monday-get-item-updates": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on @mcp Server Monday (15)

- `monday-delete-item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-delete-item.md
- `monday-get-board-groups` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-get-board-groups.md
- `monday-get-doc-content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-get-doc-content.md
- `monday-get-docs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-get-docs.md
- `monday-list-boards` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-list-boards.md
- `monday-list-items-in-groups` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-list-items-in-groups.md
- `monday-list-subitems-in-items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-list-subitems-in-items.md
- `monday-add-doc-block` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-add-doc-block.md
- `monday-archive-item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-archive-item.md
- `monday-create-board` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-create-board.md
- `monday-create-board-group` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-create-board-group.md
- `monday-create-doc` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-create-doc.md
- `monday-create-item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-create-item.md
- `monday-create-update` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-create-update.md
- `monday-move-item-to-group` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/monday/monday-move-item-to-group.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=monday · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/monday
