preview_plan

Preview a validated safe task-management JSON plan. This never writes to Microsoft To Do.

Server Microsoft Todo Safe saenai/microsoft-todo-safe-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What preview_plan does on Microsoft Todo Safe

AI agents call preview_plan to retrieve information from Microsoft Todo Safe without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why preview_plan needs a policy

The tool explicitly states it never writes to Microsoft To Do and is only for previewing a plan. It is purely a read/display operation with no side effects.

From the tool's definition 'Preview a validated safe task-management JSON plan. This never writes to Microsoft To Do.'

Questions about preview_plan

What does the preview_plan tool do? +

Preview a validated safe task-management JSON plan. This never writes to Microsoft To Do. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Microsoft Todo Safe MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on preview_plan? +

Register the Microsoft Todo Safe MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for preview_plan: 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 Microsoft Todo Safe. Nothing to install.

What risk level is preview_plan? +

preview_plan is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit preview_plan? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the preview_plan 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.

How do I block preview_plan completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for preview_plan. 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.

What MCP server provides preview_plan? +

preview_plan is provided by the Microsoft Todo Safe MCP server (saenai/microsoft-todo-safe-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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