---
title: "Read the signed-in user’s custom MCP server instructions overlay (if any)."
method: GET
path: "/v1/mcp-server-instructions"
tags: ["memories"]
---

# Read the signed-in user’s custom MCP server instructions overlay (if any).

`GET /v1/mcp-server-instructions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.kody.codes`
- URL: `https://api.kody.codes/v1/mcp-server-instructions`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Read the signed-in user’s custom MCP server instructions overlay (if any). Empty means none. Same character limit as set. Put guidance at the right layer: see search({ entity: "guide:agent_guidance" }) (Where agent guidance lives / /docs/agent-guidance). Prefer memories for durable facts and preferences; the overlay is only for rare always-on session policy. Reports assembled_chars and a warning when some clients would truncate the overlay.

Org permission: `org:read`.

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `instructions` string, nullable, required
  - `max_length` integer, required
  - `assembled_chars` integer, required
  - `warning` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `401`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `403`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `404`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `409`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `413`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `429`: Too many requests (edge IP/token limit) or an entitlement / plan-cap limit. Wait at least `Retry-After` seconds before retrying.
- `500`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `503`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `default`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.

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