Get information about a specific chat.
AI agents call whatsapp_get_chat to retrieve information from WSAPI WhatsApp 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 chat metadata or content without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It is a read-only query operation that returns information about an existing chat, consistent with the Read category definition of 'retrieves or queries data; no side effects'. Severity is low because misuse would only expose chat information to an unauthorized party, not cause financial loss or destructive changes.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'whatsapp_get_chat' and description states 'Get information about a specific chat.' The verb 'get' and 'information about' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get information about a specific chat. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for whatsapp_get_chat: 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 WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server. Nothing to install.
whatsapp_get_chat 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 whatsapp_get_chat 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 whatsapp_get_chat. 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.
whatsapp_get_chat is provided by the WSAPI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP server (wsapi-chat/wsapi-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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