Get a player
AI agents call get_friends_list to retrieve information from Steam 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 or queries friend relationship data from Steam, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The blast radius of misuse is limited to unauthorized access to publicly or semi-publicly available friend list information.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_friends_list' and server description states it 'Provides tools for interacting with the Steam Web API to access player profiles, game libraries, achievements, statistics, inventories, and game information.' The tool retrieves data about a…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a player. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Steam MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Steam MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_friends_list: 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 Steam MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_friends_list 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_friends_list 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_friends_list. 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_friends_list is provided by the Steam MCP Server MCP server (sharkusmanch/steam-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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