Get details of an encoding job by its name
AI agents call get_job_by_name to retrieve information from Encoding Devops without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves job information by name as a lookup/query operation. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or trigger external state changes. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an agent could retrieve unwanted job details but cannot cause harm through this tool alone. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_job_by_name' and description 'Get details of an encoding job by its name' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'get' and 'details of' confirm data querying without modification.
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Get details of an encoding job by its name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Encoding Devops MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Encoding Devops MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_job_by_name: 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 Encoding Devops. Nothing to install.
get_job_by_name 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_job_by_name 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_job_by_name. 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_job_by_name is provided by the Encoding Devops MCP server (rohitreddynagareddy/encoding-devops). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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