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Idea Basin

5 tools. 2 can modify or destroy data without limits.

2 write tools that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

Last updated: 30 Jun 2026

2 can modify or destroy data

3 read-only

5 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 30/06/2026

How to control Idea Basin ↓

TOOL MAP

What Idea Basin exposes to your agents

Read (3) Write / Execute (2) Destructive / Financial (0)

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MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS

High Risk

The most dangerous Idea Basin tools

Write · Medium save_resource The tool creates or modifies data (notes, research, links, code, ideas) within a semantic knowledge graph. Write · Medium fetch_and_save This tool retrieves external content and persists it into the knowledge graph.

2 of Idea Basin's 5 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

POLICY

How to control Idea Basin

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Idea Basin, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Rate limit write operations

{
  "fetch_and_save": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "fetch_and_save_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

{
  "browse_nodes": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "browse_nodes_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register Idea Basin — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON IDEA BASIN →

Instant setup, no code required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 5 Idea Basin tools

WRITE 2 tools

Write fetch_and_save Fetch a URL, extract its content, and save it as a resource in the knowledge graph. The Basin server handles s Write save_resource Save a new resource (note, research, link, code, idea) to a specific node in the knowledge graph. The content

READ 3 tools

Read browse_nodes Browse the knowledge graph structure. Returns the tree from a starting node (or root) with 3 levels of childre Read get_node Get detailed information about a specific node including its children and all resources. Use this to inspect w Read search_knowledge Search the knowledge base using semantic similarity. Returns ranked chunks with source info. Use this to find

FAQ

Questions about Idea Basin

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Idea Basin? +

The Idea Basin server has 2 write tools including fetch_and_save, save_resource. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach Idea Basin.

How many tools does the Idea Basin MCP server expose? +

5 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write. 3 are read-only. 2 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Idea Basin? +

Register the Idea Basin MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Idea Basin tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 5 Idea Basin tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON IDEA BASIN →

Instant setup, no code required.

5 Idea Basin tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.