Get an automation-person entry by ID
AI agents call getAutomationPerson to retrieve information from Follow Up Boss 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 a specific automation-person record by its identifier. The verb 'Get' and the absence of any language suggesting modification, deletion, or execution means this is a read-only operation. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only view information it already has access to retrieve.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get' and description 'Get an automation-person entry by ID' indicate retrieval of existing data with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get an automation-person entry by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Follow Up Boss MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Follow Up Boss MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getAutomationPerson: 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 Follow Up Boss MCP Server. Nothing to install.
getAutomationPerson 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 getAutomationPerson 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 getAutomationPerson. 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.
getAutomationPerson is provided by the Follow Up Boss MCP Server MCP server (nerdsnipe-inc/follow-up-boss-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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