Fetch specific Monday.com item by its ID.
AI agents call monday_get_items_by_id to retrieve information from Monday Com 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 item data from Monday.com workspaces by ID. It performs a read-only query operation with no side effects, no data modification, and no irreversible actions. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius — an AI agent misusing this tool would only access existing data it queries for, with no ability to modify, delete, or execute operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Fetch specific Monday.com item by its ID' — both indicate data retrieval with no modification or deletion.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access monday_get_items_by_id gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Monday Com MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for monday_get_items_by_id:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"monday_get_items_by_id": {}
}
}monday_get_items_by_id is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Fetch specific Monday.com item by its ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Monday Com MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Monday Com MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for monday_get_items_by_id: 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 Monday Com MCP Server. Nothing to install.
monday_get_items_by_id 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 monday_get_items_by_id 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 monday_get_items_by_id. 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.
monday_get_items_by_id is provided by the Monday Com MCP Server MCP server (prat011/mcp-server-monday). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 15 Monday Com MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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