Gets a device by ID.
AI agents call getdevicebyid to retrieve information from Revel Digital 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 information about a specific device without altering state or triggering external actions. It is a straightforward query operation that falls squarely within the Read category. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if an AI agent calls this tool, as it merely fetches existing data about digital signage infrastructure.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getdevicebyid' and description 'Gets a device by ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Gets a device by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Revel Digital MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Revel Digital MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getdevicebyid: 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 Revel Digital MCP Server. Nothing to install.
getdevicebyid 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 getdevicebyid 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 getdevicebyid. 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.
getdevicebyid is provided by the Revel Digital MCP Server MCP server (reveldigital/reveldigital-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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