Check the inbox for a mailbox. Returns a list of emails.
AI agents call check_inbox to retrieve information from agentsbase — Email for AI Agents without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves email data from an inbox without creating, modifying, or deleting any information. It is a read-only operation that simply lists existing emails, posing minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'check_inbox' and description 'Check the inbox for a mailbox. Returns a list of emails' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
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Check the inbox for a mailbox. Returns a list of emails. It is categorised as a Read tool in the agentsbase — Email for AI Agents MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the agentsbase — Email for AI Agents MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for check_inbox: 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 agentsbase — Email for AI Agents. Nothing to install.
check_inbox 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 check_inbox 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 check_inbox. 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.
check_inbox is provided by the agentsbase — Email for AI Agents MCP server (agentsbase-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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