# getDirectMessagesEventsById

Retrieve a specific direct message event by its ID.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `getDirectMessagesEventsById`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessageseventsbyid

## Facts

- Tool: `getDirectMessagesEventsById`
- Server: Xdevplatform/xmcp (`xdevplatform/xmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/xdevplatform/xmcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "getDirectMessagesEventsById",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why getDirectMessagesEventsById is rated Low

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 own 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."

## Use case

AI agents call getDirectMessagesEventsById to retrieve information from Xdevplatform/xmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Xdevplatform/xmcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getDirectMessagesEventsById": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Xdevplatform/xmcp (134)

- `deleteAccountActivitySubscription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteaccountactivitysubscription.md
- `deleteActivitySubscription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteactivitysubscription.md
- `deleteAllConnections` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteallconnections.md
- `deleteCommunityNotes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletecommunitynotes.md
- `deleteConnectionsByEndpoint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteconnectionsbyendpoint.md
- `deleteConnectionsByUuids` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteconnectionsbyuuids.md
- `deleteDirectMessagesEvents` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletedirectmessagesevents.md
- `deleteLists` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletelists.md
- `deleteMediaSubtitles` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletemediasubtitles.md
- `deletePosts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteposts.md
- `deleteUsersBookmark` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteusersbookmark.md
- `removeListsMemberByUserId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/removelistsmemberbyuserid.md
- `createComplianceJobs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/createcompliancejobs.md
- `sendChatTypingIndicator` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/sendchattypingindicator.md
- `chatMediaDownload` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/chatmediadownload.md
- `dmConversationsMediaDownload` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/dmconversationsmediadownload.md
- `getAccountActivitySubscriptionCount` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getaccountactivitysubscriptioncount.md
- `getAccountActivitySubscriptions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getaccountactivitysubscriptions.md
- `getActivitySubscriptions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getactivitysubscriptions.md
- `getChatConversation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getchatconversation.md
- `getChatConversations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getchatconversations.md
- `getCommunitiesById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getcommunitiesbyid.md
- `getComplianceJobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getcompliancejobs.md
- `getComplianceJobsById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getcompliancejobsbyid.md
- `getConnectionHistory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getconnectionhistory.md
- `getDirectMessagesEvents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessagesevents.md
- `getDirectMessagesEventsByConversationId` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessageseventsbyconversationid.md
- `getDirectMessagesEventsByParticipantId` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessageseventsbyparticipantid.md
- `getInsights28Hr` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getinsights28hr.md
- `getInsightsHistorical` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getinsightshistorical.md
- …and 104 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=xdevplatform-xmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/xdevplatform-xmcp