Low Risk

get-preferences

Get current preferences

How to control get-preferences ↓

What get-preferences does on AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server

AI agents call get-preferences to retrieve information from AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why get-preferences needs a policy

This tool retrieves configuration or user preferences without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is a simple data query operation typical of Read-category tools. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—an AI agent retrieving preferences cannot cause harm beyond potentially exposing non-sensitive configuration data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-preferences' and description 'Get current preferences' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'get' is a standard Read pattern.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get-preferences gives an agent:

How to control get-preferences

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get-preferences:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get-preferences": {}
  }
}

get-preferences is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about get-preferences

What does the get-preferences tool do? +

Get current preferences. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-preferences? +

Register the AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-preferences: 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 AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-preferences? +

get-preferences is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-preferences? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-preferences 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.

How do I block get-preferences completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-preferences. 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.

What MCP server provides get-preferences? +

get-preferences is provided by the AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server MCP server (sshadows/al-objid-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server tool call.

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