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get_article_preview

Get title/preview/cover of an X Article embedded in a tweet.

How to control get_article_preview ↓

What get_article_preview does on Twikit

AI agents call get_article_preview to retrieve information from Twikit 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_article_preview needs a policy

This tool retrieves metadata (title, preview, cover image) from an embedded article in a tweet. It performs a read-only query operation without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could retrieve article previews that might be private or sensitive, but no data is altered and no external operations are triggered.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_article_preview' and description 'Get title/preview/cover of an X Article embedded in a tweet' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_article_preview gives an agent:

How to control get_article_preview

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Twikit, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_article_preview:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_article_preview": {}
  }
}

get_article_preview 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 Twikit — 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_article_preview

What does the get_article_preview tool do? +

Get title/preview/cover of an X Article embedded in a tweet. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Twikit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_article_preview? +

Register the Twikit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_article_preview: 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 Twikit. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_article_preview? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_article_preview? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_article_preview 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_article_preview completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_article_preview. 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_article_preview? +

get_article_preview is provided by the Twikit MCP server (tangivis/twitter-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Twikit tool call.

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