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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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.
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.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
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.
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.
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.
get_organization_department_overview 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_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.
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.
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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