Retrieves the content of an email. To retrieve the recipients of the email see the [Retrieve all email recipients](#tag/Communications/operation/ExternalApiEmailRecipients_GetEmailRecipients) endpoint.\r\n \r\n\r\n<h4>Required permission(s):</h4><span class=
AI agents call retrieve_communications_emails to retrieve information from Wpm Mcp Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool fetches existing email content without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation that queries stored email data. While emails may contain sensitive information, the tool itself performs only retrieval, making it a Read category risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'retrieve_communications_emails' and description 'Retrieves the content of an email' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieves the content of an email. To retrieve the recipients of the email see the [Retrieve all email recipients](#tag/Communications/operation/ExternalApiEmailRecipients_GetEmailRecipients) endpoint.\r\n \r\n\r\n<h4>Required permission(s):</h4><span class=. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Wpm Mcp Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Wpm Mcp Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for retrieve_communications_emails: 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 Wpm Mcp Server. Nothing to install.
retrieve_communications_emails 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 retrieve_communications_emails 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 retrieve_communications_emails. 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.
retrieve_communications_emails is provided by the Wpm Mcp Server MCP server (wpm-mcp-server-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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