# get_task_by_id

Get detailed task information by task ID

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_task_by_id`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/get-task-by-id

## Facts

- Tool: `get_task_by_id`
- Server: Todo for AI MCP Server (`todo-for-ai/todo-for-ai-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/todo-for-ai/todo-for-ai-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_task_by_id",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_task_by_id is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves task details based on an identifier. It performs a read-only operation with no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no financial impact. The retrieved information is task metadata that already exists in the system.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_task_by_id' and description 'Get detailed task information by task ID' indicate retrieval of existing data without modification or deletion."

## Use case

AI agents call get_task_by_id to retrieve information from Todo for AI MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Todo for AI MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_task_by_id": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Todo for AI MCP Server (243)

- `cancel_workflow_run` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/cancel-workflow-run.md
- `clear_step_runtime_override` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/clear-step-runtime-override.md
- `delete_agent_experience` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-agent-experience.md
- `delete_collaboration_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-collaboration-template.md
- `delete_knowledge_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-knowledge-entry.md
- `delete_sandbox` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-sandbox.md
- `delete_shared_context` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-shared-context.md
- `delete_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-workflow.md
- `delete_workflow_trigger` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-workflow-trigger.md
- `revoke_cross_project_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/revoke-cross-project-agent.md
- `revoke_sandbox_execution` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/revoke-sandbox-execution.md
- `append_run_logs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/append-run-logs.md
- `escalate_overdue_tasks` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/escalate-overdue-tasks.md
- `handoff_task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/handoff-task.md
- `launch_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/launch-workflow.md
- `pause_workflow_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/pause-workflow-run.md
- `retry_workflow_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/retry-workflow-run.md
- `start_sandbox_execution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/start-sandbox-execution.md
- `acknowledge_conflict` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/acknowledge-conflict.md
- `authorize_cross_project_agent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/authorize-cross-project-agent.md
- `auto_extract_experiences` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/auto-extract-experiences.md
- `auto_extract_knowledge` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/auto-extract-knowledge.md
- `bind_agent_sandbox` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/bind-agent-sandbox.md
- `check_sandbox_action` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/check-sandbox-action.md
- `claim_agent_task` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/claim-agent-task.md
- `claim_cross_project_task` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/claim-cross-project-task.md
- `collaboration_graph` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/collaboration-graph.md
- `collaboration_metrics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/collaboration-metrics.md
- `decay_all_experiences` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/decay-all-experiences.md
- `diff_workflow_versions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/diff-workflow-versions.md
- …and 213 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp