Retrieves a policy by its ID.
AI agents call get_policy to retrieve information from Privy MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a simple data retrieval operation without side effects. It queries and returns policy information based on an ID parameter. While the server overall enables financial operations (wallet creation, transaction signing), this specific tool is limited to read-only access to policy data.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate a retrieval operation: 'Retrieves a policy by its ID' with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieves a policy by its ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Privy MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Privy MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_policy: 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 Privy MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_policy 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_policy 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_policy. 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_policy is provided by the Privy MCP Server MCP server (privy-io/privy-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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