Get recent activity (actions) on a Trello board, including comments, card moves, and updates. Args: - board_id (string): The board ID - filter (string, optional): Comma-separated action types (e.g.
AI agents call trello_get_activity to retrieve information from Trello 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 and retrieves activity/action history from a Trello board. It is a read-only operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute any changes. The verb 'Get' combined with the retrieval nature of activity logs confirms this is a Read category tool. Severity is low because accessing activity logs poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'trello_get_activity' and description 'Get recent activity (actions) on a Trello board, including comments, card moves, and updates' indicate retrieval of historical data with no modification or execution of side effects.
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Get recent activity (actions) on a Trello board, including comments, card moves, and updates. Args: - board_id (string): The board ID - filter (string, optional): Comma-separated action types (e.g. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Trello MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Trello MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for trello_get_activity: 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 Trello MCP Server. Nothing to install.
trello_get_activity 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 trello_get_activity 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 trello_get_activity. 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.
trello_get_activity is provided by the Trello MCP Server MCP server (rdeprey/trello-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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