get_assistant
AI agents call get_assistant to retrieve information from RunWhen Platform MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Based on standard REST/API conventions, 'get_*' operations are queries that retrieve data without side effects. The tool appears to fetch details about an assistant in the RunWhen platform workspace. Even if the description were complete, no write/delete/execute verbs are present in the name.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_assistant' suggests data retrieval with no modification verb. The description is empty, which reduces confidence, but the name strongly implies a read-only GET operation on an assistant entity.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_assistant. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RunWhen Platform MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the RunWhen Platform MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_assistant: 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 RunWhen Platform MCP. Nothing to install.
get_assistant 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_assistant 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_assistant. 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_assistant is provided by the RunWhen Platform MCP server (runwhen-contrib/runwhen-platform-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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