Get the full configuration for a single SmartSuite view: filters, sort, group-by, visible/collapsed fields, sharing/permission settings, and the raw view state. Use smartsuite_list_views to find view IDs.
AI agents call smartsuite_describe_view 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 view configuration metadata without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. While it exposes permission/sharing settings which are sensitive, the tool itself only reads this information without changing it. The blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure rather than data modification or system compromise.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the full configuration for a single SmartSuite view' with parameters including 'filters, sort, group-by, visible/collapsed fields, sharing/permission settings, and the raw view state'.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the full configuration for a single SmartSuite view: filters, sort, group-by, visible/collapsed fields, sharing/permission settings, and the raw view state. Use smartsuite_list_views to find view 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_view: 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_view 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_view 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_view. 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_view 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.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →