get_organization_department_overview

Get a comprehensive overview of a Yunxiao organization department including basic info and ancestor chain in one read-only call.

Server Yunxiao @futuretea/yunxiao-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 31 required

What get_organization_department_overview does on Yunxiao

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

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
departmentId string Yes Department ID. Use list_organization_departments or list_enterprise_departments to discover valid IDs.
organizationId string Yunxiao organization ID. When omitted, the server uses the user's default organization.
includeAncestors boolean Whether to include the ancestor chain. Defaults to true.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

Why get_organization_department_overview needs a policy

This tool retrieves organizational structure data (department info and ancestor chain) without side effects. It is clearly a query/fetch operation with no capability to modify, execute commands, delete data, or affect financial systems. The 'read-only' designation in the description confirms the safe, passive nature of this tool.

From the tool's definition Tool name and description explicitly state it is a 'read-only call' that retrieves 'comprehensive overview' and 'basic info' of an organization department. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial action is described.

Questions about get_organization_department_overview

What does the get_organization_department_overview tool do? +

Get a comprehensive overview of a Yunxiao organization department including basic info and ancestor chain in one read-only call. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Yunxiao MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does get_organization_department_overview accept? +

get_organization_department_overview accepts 3 parameters: departmentId, organizationId, includeAncestors. Required: departmentId. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on get_organization_department_overview? +

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

What risk level is get_organization_department_overview? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_organization_department_overview? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_organization_department_overview 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 get_organization_department_overview completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_organization_department_overview. 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 get_organization_department_overview? +

get_organization_department_overview is provided by the Yunxiao MCP server (@futuretea/yunxiao-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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