get_foundation_grants
AI agents call get_foundation_grants to retrieve information from Kindora-for-ChatGPT 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 grant information from public sources. No evidence suggests it modifies, deletes, executes code, or commits financial transactions. It fits the Read category as a query/retrieval operation with no side effects. The empty description prevents full certainty, but the tool's position among other read-only grant discovery tools strongly indicates information retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_foundation_grants' and server context indicate data retrieval from grant databases (IRS 990 filings, Grants.gov). Sibling tools (search_funders, search_open_grants, get_funder_profile) are all read-only queries.
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get_foundation_grants. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kindora-for-ChatGPT MCP server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kindora-for-ChatGPT MCP server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_foundation_grants: 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 Kindora-for-ChatGPT MCP server. Nothing to install.
get_foundation_grants 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_foundation_grants 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_foundation_grants. 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_foundation_grants is provided by the Kindora-for-ChatGPT MCP server MCP server (wayanvota/kindora-chatgpt-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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