get-unread-emails · MCP-server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-unread-emails does on MCP-server

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

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-unread-emails needs a policy

This tool retrieves email data from Outlook with no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute actions. It is purely a read operation that queries the user's mailbox state.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-unread-emails' and description 'Retrieve unread emails' indicate a query operation that fetches existing data without modification, deletion, or execution of external logic.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-unread-emails

What does the get-unread-emails tool do? +

Retrieve unread emails. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP-server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-unread-emails? +

Register the MCP-server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-unread-emails: 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 MCP-server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-unread-emails? +

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

Can I rate-limit get-unread-emails? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-unread-emails 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-unread-emails completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-unread-emails. 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-unread-emails? +

get-unread-emails is provided by the MCP-server MCP server (prathapmahi/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.