Get detailed information about a specific contact by resource name.
AI agents call get_contact to retrieve information from Google Contacts 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 contact details by resource name without any side effects. It performs a simple data query operation consistent with the Read category. The read-only access model and lack of any write/delete/execute functionality, combined with the OAuth authentication limiting access to per-user data, results in low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get detailed information about a specific contact' which is a retrieval operation. Server description emphasizes 'read-only access' and 'zero data storage'. No modification, deletion, or execution capabilities are present.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a specific contact by resource name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Contacts MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Contacts MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_contact: 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 Google Contacts MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_contact 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_contact 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_contact. 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_contact is provided by the Google Contacts MCP Server MCP server (offleashxyz/google-contacts-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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