Get the full transcript for a meeting.
AI agents call get_transcript to retrieve information from Granola MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a retrieval operation (get) on existing meeting data with no side effects. It returns information without modifying, executing, or destroying anything. The operation is read-only and the blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only access meeting transcripts it is already authorized to retrieve.
From the tool's definition The tool 'get_transcript' retrieves the full transcript for a meeting from local Granola meeting notes. The server description states it 'Enables searching and retrieving local Granola meeting notes, including transcripts' with no indication of modification,…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the full transcript for a meeting. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Granola MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Granola MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_transcript: 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 Granola MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_transcript 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_transcript 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_transcript. 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_transcript is provided by the Granola MCP Server MCP server (nimblebraininc/mcp-granola). 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.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →