Check if the user has replied to messages in the BotBell app.
AI agents call botbell_get_replies to retrieve information from BotBell MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only reads/queries the state of user replies to previously sent notifications. It has no side effects, creates no data, executes no code, and causes no irreversible changes. The action is purely informational retrieval, fitting the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'botbell_get_replies' and description 'Check if the user has replied to messages' indicate a query operation that retrieves notification replies without modifying data.
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Check if the user has replied to messages in the BotBell app. It is categorised as a Read tool in the BotBell MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BotBell MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for botbell_get_replies: 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 BotBell MCP Server. Nothing to install.
botbell_get_replies 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 botbell_get_replies 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 botbell_get_replies. 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.
botbell_get_replies is provided by the BotBell MCP Server MCP server (qq418716640/botbell-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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