get_course_schedules
AI agents call get_course_schedules to retrieve information from Scottylabs without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves course schedule information from a read-only course catalog API. It has no side effects, cannot modify data, and poses minimal security risk even if misused by an AI agent. The empty description is mitigated by the clear naming pattern and server context confirming data retrieval operations only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_course_schedules' and sibling tools 'get_course', 'get_course_fces', 'get_geneds', 'get_instructor_fces', 'get_instructor_schedules', 'search_courses', 'search_instructors' all indicate retrieval operations.
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get_course_schedules. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Scottylabs MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Scottylabs MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_course_schedules: 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 Scottylabs. Nothing to install.
get_course_schedules 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_course_schedules 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_course_schedules. 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_course_schedules is provided by the Scottylabs MCP server (shivendoo123/scottylabs_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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