get_bill_votes
AI agents call get_bill_votes to retrieve information from Umbrella Terminal MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves voting records on bills, which is a read-only query operation with no side effects. It fits the Read category pattern of querying and fetching legislative data. The absence of a description is noted, but the consistent naming convention with other read-only tools on the server and the server's stated purpose of enabling analysis rather than modification provides strong contextual evidence.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_bill_votes' and sibling tools like 'get_bill', 'get_bill_amendments', 'get_bill_hearings', 'get_bill_history' all follow a 'get_' pattern indicating data retrieval operations.
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get_bill_votes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Umbrella Terminal MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Umbrella Terminal MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_bill_votes: 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 Umbrella Terminal MCP. Nothing to install.
get_bill_votes 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_bill_votes 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_bill_votes. 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_bill_votes is provided by the Umbrella Terminal MCP server (theblackcompany/umbrella_terminal_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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