Get details of a specific order.\n\nRequired OAuth Scope: sell.fulfillment.readonly or sell.fulfillment\nMinimum Scope: https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.fulfillment.readonly
AI agents call ebay_get_order to retrieve information from Ebay without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves order information without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a simple query operation that returns data about an existing order. The read-only scope confirmation and lack of any mutative or destructive capabilities place it clearly in the Read category with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ebay_get_order' and description 'Get details of a specific order' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The required OAuth scope is 'sell.fulfillment.readonly', explicitly designating read-only access.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ebay_get_order gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ebay, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ebay_get_order:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ebay_get_order": {}
}
}ebay_get_order is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get details of a specific order.\n\nRequired OAuth Scope: sell.fulfillment.readonly or sell.fulfillment\nMinimum Scope: https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.fulfillment.readonly. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ebay MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ebay MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ebay_get_order: 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.
ebay_get_order 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 ebay_get_order 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 ebay_get_order. 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.
ebay_get_order 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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