get-notifications

Get all notifications data from OnSecurity from client in a high level summary, only include the summary, not the raw data and be sure to present the data in a way that is easy to understand for the client.

Server OnSecurity MCP Server onsecurity/onsecurity-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get-notifications does on OnSecurity MCP Server

AI agents call get-notifications to retrieve information from OnSecurity MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get-notifications needs a policy

This tool retrieves and summarizes notification data from OnSecurity without any side effects. It reads existing data and formats it for presentation. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. This is a straightforward read operation with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-notifications' and description 'Get all notifications data from OnSecurity... only include the summary' indicate pure data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.

Questions about get-notifications

What does the get-notifications tool do? +

Get all notifications data from OnSecurity from client in a high level summary, only include the summary, not the raw data and be sure to present the data in a way that is easy to understand for the client. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OnSecurity MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-notifications? +

Register the OnSecurity MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-notifications: 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 OnSecurity MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-notifications? +

get-notifications is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-notifications? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-notifications 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.

How do I block get-notifications completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-notifications. 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.

What MCP server provides get-notifications? +

get-notifications is provided by the OnSecurity MCP Server MCP server (onsecurity/onsecurity-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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