Get the vacation auto-reply settings for a mailbox. Shows whether auto-reply is enabled, the subject, message body, and date range.
AI agents call get_auto_reply to retrieve information from TrekMail MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves configuration data about auto-reply settings for a mailbox. It performs a read-only query of existing settings without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could learn auto-reply configurations but cannot alter email infrastructure or cause harm through this tool alone.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_auto_reply' with description stating it 'Get[s] the vacation auto-reply settings' and 'Shows whether auto-reply is enabled, the subject, message body, and date range.' The verb 'Get' and 'Shows' indicate a retrieval operation with no…
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Get the vacation auto-reply settings for a mailbox. Shows whether auto-reply is enabled, the subject, message body, and date range. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TrekMail MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TrekMail MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_auto_reply: 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 TrekMail MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_auto_reply 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_auto_reply 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_auto_reply. 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_auto_reply is provided by the TrekMail MCP Server MCP server (trekmail/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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