AI agents call get_inbox_item to retrieve information from Todos without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves a single inbox item from local storage based on an identifier. The verb 'Get' and the absence of any language suggesting mutation, deletion, or external execution confirm this is a read-only query operation. The data returned is task management metadata with no blast radius if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_inbox_item' and description 'Get one local inbox intake item by ID or prefix' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get one local inbox intake item by ID or prefix. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Todos MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Todos MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_inbox_item: 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 Todos. Nothing to install.
get_inbox_item 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_inbox_item 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_inbox_item. 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_inbox_item is provided by the Todos MCP server (@hasna/todos). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
get_inbox_item is one line of Todos's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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