Gets mailbox settings including timezone, language, working hours, and auto-reply status
AI agents call get-mailbox-settings to retrieve information from Outlook MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries mailbox configuration metadata without side effects. It reads current settings state only, making it a Read operation with low severity since the data returned is non-sensitive configuration information that does not enable lateral movement or unauthorized access to email content or calendar operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-mailbox-settings' and description indicate retrieval of configuration data ('Gets mailbox settings including timezone, language, working hours, and auto-reply status') with no modification or action invocation.
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Gets mailbox settings including timezone, language, working hours, and auto-reply status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Outlook MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Outlook MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-mailbox-settings: 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 Outlook MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get-mailbox-settings 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-mailbox-settings 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-mailbox-settings. 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-mailbox-settings is provided by the Outlook MCP Server MCP server (peacockery-studio/outlook-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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