get_api_token
Get details for a specific API token
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What get_api_token does on Linode MCP Server
AI agents call get_api_token to retrieve information from Linode MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_api_token is rated Low
This is a Read operation as it retrieves information about an API token without modifying data. However, severity is elevated to medium rather than low because API tokens are sensitive authentication credentials; exposing token details (even if not the secret itself) could aid in unauthorized access if an attacker learns about token scope, creation date, or other metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_api_token' and description states 'Get details for a specific API token' - a retrieval operation with no modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_api_token safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Linode MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_api_token, this is the rule to start with:
get_api_token is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Linode MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_api_token call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_api_token
Get details for a specific API token. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Linode MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Linode MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_api_token: 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 Linode MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_api_token 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 get_api_token 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 get_api_token. 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.
get_api_token is provided by the Linode MCP Server MCP server (takashito/linode-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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