Get analytics and statistics for streams including viewer counts, engagement metrics, and performance data
AI agents call get_stream_analytics to retrieve information from Restream MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves analytics and performance metrics—purely observational data. There are no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no destructive or financial operations. It fits the Read category as a query/fetch operation that returns existing information about streams.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_stream_analytics' and description 'Get analytics and statistics for streams including viewer counts, engagement metrics, and performance data' indicate retrieval of existing data with no modification or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get analytics and statistics for streams including viewer counts, engagement metrics, and performance data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Restream MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Restream MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_stream_analytics: 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 Restream MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_stream_analytics 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_stream_analytics 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_stream_analytics. 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_stream_analytics is provided by the Restream MCP Server MCP server (shaktech786/restream-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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