# connection

> One connection by its id (`cx-...`):

One connection by its id (`cx-...`): its connector, what it points at, its read-only scopes, when its credential expires, its health and its last sync. Never the credential.

**Role:** viewer and above (any person, AAL staff, machine key).

**Acts:** no. It only reads; nothing an AI agent calls through MCP approves, pays, or changes a limit.

## Inputs

| Input | Type   | Default  |
| ----- | ------ | -------- |
| `id`  | string | required |

## Call

The arguments of a `tools/call` request:

```json
{
  "name": "connection",
  "arguments": {
    "id": "<id>"
  }
}
```

Source: https://docs.atlanticagenticlabs.com/mcp/tools/connection/