Get total count of posts/pages grouped by status (publish, draft, private, pending, future, trash). Use this to quickly see how many posts exist without listing them all.
AI agents call get_post_counts to retrieve information from Noleemits Vision Builder MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only queries and returns metadata about post counts—no data creation, modification, deletion, or code execution occurs. It is a non-destructive read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent, as it cannot alter WordPress content or settings.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves aggregate counts of posts grouped by status; performs no modifications or deletions. Description explicitly states 'quickly see how many posts exist without listing them all', indicating a query-only operation.
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Get total count of posts/pages grouped by status (publish, draft, private, pending, future, trash). Use this to quickly see how many posts exist without listing them all. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Noleemits Vision Builder MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Noleemits Vision Builder MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_post_counts: 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 Noleemits Vision Builder MCP. Nothing to install.
get_post_counts 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_post_counts 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_post_counts. 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_post_counts is provided by the Noleemits Vision Builder MCP server (noleemits/vision-builder-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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