AI agents call get_todos to retrieve information from Software Planning Tool without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing todo items from a plan without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation that returns data to the user for informational purposes only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_todos' and description 'Get all todos in the current plan' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_todos gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Software Planning Tool, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_todos:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_todos": {}
}
}get_todos is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get all todos in the current plan. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Software Planning Tool MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Software Planning Tool MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_todos: 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 Software Planning Tool. Nothing to install.
get_todos 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_todos 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_todos. 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_todos is provided by the Software Planning Tool MCP server (nighttrek/software-planning-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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