AI agents call get-todo to retrieve information from Todo List 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 a single todo item by its identifier. It performs a read-only query without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. The minimal blast radius and lack of side effects justify a 'low' severity classification.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-todo' and description 'Get a specific todo by ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get-todo gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Todo List MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get-todo:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get-todo": {}
}
}get-todo is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get a specific todo by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Todo List MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Todo List MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-todo: 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 Todo List MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get-todo 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-todo 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-todo. 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-todo is provided by the Todo List MCP Server MCP server (regibyte/todo-list-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 10 Todo List MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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