Retrieve a specific direct message event by its ID.
AI agents call getDirectMessagesEventsById to retrieve information from Xdevplatform/xmcp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a retrieval operation on direct message events. The verb 'Retrieve' and the structure (get + ID lookup) confirm it is a Read operation. There is no indication of data modification, deletion, or execution of external actions. The blast radius is minimal as it only exposes message data the user likely already has access to.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getDirectMessagesEventsById' and description 'Retrieve a specific direct message event by its ID' indicate a query operation that retrieves existing data without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve a specific direct message event by its ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Xdevplatform/xmcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Xdevplatform/x MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getDirectMessagesEventsById: 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 Xdevplatform/xmcp. Nothing to install.
getDirectMessagesEventsById 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 getDirectMessagesEventsById 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 getDirectMessagesEventsById. 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.
getDirectMessagesEventsById is provided by the Xdevplatform/x MCP server (xdevplatform/xmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
getDirectMessagesEventsById is one line of Xdevplatform/x's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →