Describe a SmartSuite application schema, including field slugs, types, and options, plus the record term (custom record terminology). Always call this before creating or updating records so you know field slugs and valid values. Set includeLayout:true to also return the record-view layout (secti...
AI agents call smartsuite_describe_application to retrieve information from SmartSuite MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only query operation that retrieves metadata about an application schema. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius: misuse would only expose schema structure information, not cause data loss or unauthorized modifications.
From the tool's definition The tool 'describe' returns schema information about a SmartSuite application including field slugs, types, options, and layout configuration.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Describe a SmartSuite application schema, including field slugs, types, and options, plus the record term (custom record terminology). Always call this before creating or updating records so you know field slugs and valid values. Set includeLayout:true to also return the record-view layout (sections with collapse flags, and the field row arrangement of the active layout mode). It is categorised as a Read tool in the SmartSuite MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SmartSuite MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for smartsuite_describe_application: 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 SmartSuite MCP Server. Nothing to install.
smartsuite_describe_application 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 smartsuite_describe_application 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 smartsuite_describe_application. 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.
smartsuite_describe_application is provided by the SmartSuite MCP Server MCP server (smartsuitefoundry/smartsuite-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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