AI agents call basketeer_basket_get to retrieve information from Basketeer without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves basket data without side effects. It is a simple query operation that returns information about the user's current shopping basket state. No financial transaction is triggered, no data is modified, and no external operations are executed. Classification as Read is appropriate with high confidence.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate retrieval-only operation: 'Get the current basket: line items, quantities, and guide price.' No modification, deletion, or execution of commands occurs.
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Get the current basket: line items, quantities, and guide price. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Basketeer MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Basketeer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for basketeer_basket_get: 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 Basketeer. Nothing to install.
basketeer_basket_get 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 basketeer_basket_get 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 basketeer_basket_get. 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.
basketeer_basket_get is provided by the Basketeer MCP server (tobyandrews1985/basketeer). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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