AI agents call get_statistics to retrieve information from Apple Mail MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Despite the empty description, the naming convention ('get_statistics') strongly suggests this is a query operation that retrieves aggregate statistics about emails or mailboxes. No side effects, modifications, or destructive actions are implied. Low severity because even if statistics include sensitive metadata, the blast radius is limited to information disclosure rather than data loss or unauthorized actions.
From the tool's definition Tool named 'get_statistics' with empty description; context indicates it retrieves email statistics (part of Apple Mail server with read operations like get_inbox_overview, get_mailbox_unread_counts, get_email_thread).
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_statistics gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Apple Mail MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_statistics:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_statistics": {}
}
}get_statistics is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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get_statistics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apple Mail MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apple Mail MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_statistics: 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 Apple Mail MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_statistics 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_statistics 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_statistics. 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_statistics is provided by the Apple Mail MCP Server MCP server (patrickfreyer/apple-mail-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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