AI agents call get_contact to retrieve information from Seven without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns contact data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval function consistent with the 'Read' category. Severity is low because retrieving contact information poses minimal risk—the contact data itself is typically non-sensitive in isolation, and the operation cannot be exploited to cause harm or bypass systems.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_contact' and description 'Get a specific contact by ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a specific contact by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Seven MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Seven MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_contact: 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 Seven. Nothing to install.
get_contact 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_contact 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_contact. 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_contact is provided by the Seven MCP server (seven-io/seven-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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