Get details of a specific app installation by its GID, including access scopes and active subscriptions.
AI agents call get_app_installation to retrieve information from Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves information about an app installation's configuration (access scopes, subscriptions) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation with no side effects. The low severity reflects that unauthorized access to this metadata poses limited risk compared to tools that modify or delete data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_app_installation' and description 'Get details of a specific app installation' — the verb 'Get' and passive retrieval of information indicates a read-only operation that retrieves data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get details of a specific app installation by its GID, including access scopes and active subscriptions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_app_installation: 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 Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_app_installation 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_app_installation 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_app_installation. 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_app_installation is provided by the Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server MCP server (untitled-developers/shopify-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
get_app_installation is one line of Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server'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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