Get all direct debit mandates for an account
AI agents call direct_debits_list to retrieve information from Starling Bank without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves existing direct debit mandate information from a Starling Bank account. It performs a read-only query without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. While the server context involves financial data, this specific tool merely retrieves information about existing mandates rather than creating, modifying, cancelling, or executing payments.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'direct_debits_list' with description 'Get all direct debit mandates for an account' indicates a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' and 'list' suffix confirm data query functionality with no modifications.
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Get all direct debit mandates for an account. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Starling Bank MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Starling Bank MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for direct_debits_list: 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 Starling Bank. Nothing to install.
direct_debits_list 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 direct_debits_list 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 direct_debits_list. 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.
direct_debits_list is provided by the Starling Bank MCP server (starling-bank-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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