AI agents call peopleGet to retrieve information from Routine without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a simple read operation to fetch contact information by ID. It has no side effects, does not modify data, and does not trigger external actions. The blast radius is minimal since it only exposes existing contact data to the requester.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'The contact with the given id' — a straightforward query/get operation that returns contact data without modification, deletion, or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The contact with the given id. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Routine MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Routine MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for peopleGet: 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 Routine. Nothing to install.
peopleGet 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 peopleGet 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 peopleGet. 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.
peopleGet is provided by the Routine MCP server (routineco/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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