get_validations

What get_validations does on Shopify Graphql

AI agents call get_validations to retrieve information from Shopify Graphql without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_validations is rated Low

This tool retrieves validation rules for carts and checkouts—a read-only operation with no side effects. It does not create, modify, or delete data, nor does it execute code or trigger financial transactions. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius; misuse would only expose validation logic information, not compromise transactions or data integrity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_validations' and description 'Fetch cart and checkout validation rules' indicate a retrieval operation that queries validation rules without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.

The rule that runs get_validations safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Shopify Graphql, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_validations, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_validations": {}
  }
}

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