Get the full configuration for one automation: trigger config and all action groups, plus name, enabled state, and timezone. Use smartsuite_list_automations to find automation IDs.
AI agents call smartsuite_describe_automation 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 retrieves and queries existing automation configuration data (trigger config, action groups, name, enabled state, timezone) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any automations.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the full configuration for one automation' and explicitly instructs to 'Use smartsuite_list_automations to find automation IDs', indicating pure retrieval of existing automation metadata and configuration details with no…
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Get the full configuration for one automation: trigger config and all action groups, plus name, enabled state, and timezone. Use smartsuite_list_automations to find automation IDs. 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_automation: 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_automation 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_automation 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_automation. 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_automation 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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