ebay_find_eligible_items

Find items eligible for Send Offer to Buyers

SERVEREbay SOURCEyosefhayim/ebay-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What ebay_find_eligible_items does on Ebay

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

RISK

Why ebay_find_eligible_items is rated Low

This tool performs a lookup or search to identify items meeting specific criteria (eligibility for send offer campaigns). It retrieves data without side effects—no inventory is created, modified, or deleted, and no financial transactions are initiated. This is a classic Read operation consistent with 'find', 'search', and 'get' patterns.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'find_eligible_items' and description 'Find items eligible for Send Offer to Buyers' indicate a query/search operation that retrieves information about items matching eligibility criteria for a marketing feature.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs ebay_find_eligible_items safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Ebay, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For ebay_find_eligible_items, this is the rule to start with:

ebay_find_eligible_items Allowed

ebay_find_eligible_items is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "ebay_find_eligible_items": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Ebay, apply this rule, and every ebay_find_eligible_items call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about ebay_find_eligible_items

What does the ebay_find_eligible_items tool do? +

Find items eligible for Send Offer to Buyers. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ebay MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on ebay_find_eligible_items? +

Register the Ebay MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ebay_find_eligible_items: 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 Ebay. Nothing to install.

What risk level is ebay_find_eligible_items? +

ebay_find_eligible_items is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit ebay_find_eligible_items? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the ebay_find_eligible_items 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.

How do I block ebay_find_eligible_items completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for ebay_find_eligible_items. 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.

What MCP server provides ebay_find_eligible_items? +

ebay_find_eligible_items is provided by the Ebay MCP server (yosefhayim/ebay-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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