show_subscription_plan_details
Retrieve details of a specific subscription plan
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What show_subscription_plan_details does on PayPal
AI agents call show_subscription_plan_details to retrieve information from PayPal without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why show_subscription_plan_details is rated Low
This tool retrieves subscription plan information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any financial transactions. It has no side effects and poses minimal risk even if invoked by an AI agent without proper authorization, as it only exposes informational data that would typically be customer-viewable.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'show' and description states 'Retrieve details' — both indicate a read-only operation that queries existing data without modification.
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The rule that runs show_subscription_plan_details safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and PayPal, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For show_subscription_plan_details, this is the rule to start with:
show_subscription_plan_details is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect PayPal, apply this rule, and every show_subscription_plan_details call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about show_subscription_plan_details
Retrieve details of a specific subscription plan. It is categorised as a Read tool in the PayPal MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the PayPal MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for show_subscription_plan_details: 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 PayPal. Nothing to install.
show_subscription_plan_details 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 show_subscription_plan_details 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 show_subscription_plan_details. 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.
show_subscription_plan_details is provided by the PayPal MCP server (@modelcontextprotocol/server-paypal). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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