Get current privacy settings.
AI agents call whatsapp_get_privacy_settings 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 privacy settings data without side effects. It is classified as Read since it queries configuration state. Severity is medium rather than low because privacy settings reveal sensitive account configuration that could be exploited if exposed to an untrusted agent (e.g., learning if read receipts, last seen, or profile visibility are disabled could inform social engineering attacks).
From the tool's definition Tool name indicates 'get' operation (retrieve); description states 'Get current privacy settings' — a query operation with no modification or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get current privacy settings. 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_privacy_settings: 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_privacy_settings 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_privacy_settings 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_privacy_settings. 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_privacy_settings 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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