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What get_user_grants does on Linode MCP Server
AI agents call get_user_grants 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_user_grants is rated Low
This tool retrieves access control and permission information about users in the Linode infrastructure. While it is read-only (no data is modified), the sensitivity of the data returned (user grants/permissions) elevates severity from low to medium, as exposure of access control details could aid privilege escalation attacks or inform social engineering.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_user_grants' indicates retrieval of user permission/access data. Description states '[DEPRECATED] Get a user' suggesting it queries user grant information without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_user_grants 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_user_grants, this is the rule to start with:
get_user_grants 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_user_grants call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_user_grants
[DEPRECATED] Get a user\. 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_user_grants: 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_user_grants 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_user_grants 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_user_grants. 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_user_grants 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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