# get_item

Fetch a single Hacker News item by its ID.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_item`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/get-item

## Facts

- Tool: `get_item`
- Server: Integrations MCP (`shriram-vasudevan/integrations-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Shriram-Vasudevan/integrations-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_item",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_item is rated Low

This tool retrieves public data from Hacker News without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. Fetching read-only data has minimal blast radius and poses no financial or destructive risk. Confidence is high due to the explicit 'Fetch' verb and lack of modification capabilities in the description.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_item' with description 'Fetch a single Hacker News item by its ID' indicates a retrieval operation with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call get_item to retrieve information from Integrations MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Integrations MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_item": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Integrations MCP (419)

- `airtable_delete_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/airtable-delete-record.md
- `calendly_cancel_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/calendly-cancel-event.md
- `calendly_remove_invitee` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/calendly-remove-invitee.md
- `cloudflare_delete_dns_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/cloudflare-delete-dns-record.md
- `cloudflare_purge_cache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/cloudflare-purge-cache.md
- `gcal_delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/gcal-delete-event.md
- `okta_deactivate_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/okta-deactivate-user.md
- `s3_delete_object` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/s3-delete-object.md
- `salesforce_delete_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/salesforce-delete-record.md
- `supabase_delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/supabase-delete-user.md
- `amplitude_run_segmentation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/amplitude-run-segmentation.md
- `parse_natural_timezone` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/parse-natural-timezone.md
- `postmark_send_batch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/postmark-send-batch.md
- `query_database` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/query-database.md
- `resend_verify_domain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/resend-verify-domain.md
- `salesforce_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/salesforce-query.md
- `sendgrid_send_email` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/sendgrid-send-email.md
- `snowflake_execute_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/snowflake-execute-query.md
- `supabase_execute_sql` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/supabase-execute-sql.md
- `twilio_make_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/twilio-make-call.md
- `twilio_send_sms` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/twilio-send-sms.md
- `vercel_create_deployment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/vercel-create-deployment.md
- `stripe_create_payment_intent` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/stripe-create-payment-intent.md
- `author` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/author.md
- `generate_password` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/generate-password.md
- `generate_users` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/generate-users.md
- `airtable_get_record` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/airtable-get-record.md
- `airtable_list_bases` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/airtable-list-bases.md
- `airtable_list_records` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/airtable-list-records.md
- `airtable_list_tables` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/airtable-list-tables.md
- …and 389 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp