Get all transaction categories from Sure.
AI agents call get_categories to retrieve information from Sure 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 list of transaction categories from the personal finance platform. It performs no modifications, deletions, or side effects—it only queries and returns existing category data. This is a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk; exposure of category names poses low security/privacy concern compared to account details or transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_categories' and description states 'Get all transaction categories from Sure.' The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of retrieving category data with no modification indicate this is a data retrieval operation.
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Get all transaction categories from Sure. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sure MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sure MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_categories: 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 Sure MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_categories 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_categories 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_categories. 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_categories is provided by the Sure MCP Server MCP server (robcerda/sure-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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