retrieve_tasks_categories
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What retrieve_tasks_categories does on Wpm Mcp Server
AI agents call retrieve_tasks_categories to retrieve information from Wpm Mcp Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why retrieve_tasks_categories is rated Low
The tool retrieves data about task categories without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. This is a straightforward Read operation. The sibling tools include destructive (clear_transactions), financial (auto_payments, create_applications_refunds), and write operations, but this tool itself only reads. Severity is low because task category metadata poses minimal risk if exposed to an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'retrieve' and description states 'Retrieves a specific task category' — a query operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs retrieve_tasks_categories safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Wpm Mcp Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For retrieve_tasks_categories, this is the rule to start with:
retrieve_tasks_categories is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Wpm Mcp Server, apply this rule, and every retrieve_tasks_categories call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about retrieve_tasks_categories
Retrieves a specific task category.\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_tasks_categories: 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_tasks_categories 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_tasks_categories 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_tasks_categories. 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_tasks_categories 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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