get_practitioner
AI agents call get_practitioner to retrieve information from Cliniko MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The 'get' prefix is a standard convention for read-only data retrieval operations. In the context of a practice management system, fetching practitioner details (likely staff/clinician information) would retrieve existing records without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_practitioner' with 'get' prefix indicates retrieval of existing data. Description is empty but the naming convention and sibling context (list contains retrieval, creation, and deletion operations) clearly indicates this retrieves practitioner…
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get_practitioner. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cliniko MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cliniko MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_practitioner: 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 Cliniko MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_practitioner 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 get_practitioner 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 get_practitioner. 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.
get_practitioner is provided by the Cliniko MCP Server MCP server (yasboop/new-cliniko-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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