Download an attachment (resume, candidate file, application file, mail attachment, call recording). Pass the absolute URL returned by another endpoint (e.g.
AI agents call hires_download_attachment to retrieve information from 100Hires MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and downloads existing files/attachments without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects on the system state. While the attachments may contain sensitive candidate information, the tool itself is a read-only data retrieval operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'download_attachment' and description states it 'Download[s] an attachment' from various document sources (resume, candidate file, application file, mail attachment, call recording). The verb 'download' indicates retrieval without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Download an attachment (resume, candidate file, application file, mail attachment, call recording). Pass the absolute URL returned by another endpoint (e.g. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 100Hires MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the 100Hires MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hires_download_attachment: 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 100Hires MCP Server. Nothing to install.
hires_download_attachment 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 hires_download_attachment 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 hires_download_attachment. 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.
hires_download_attachment is provided by the 100Hires MCP Server MCP server (100hires/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
hires_download_attachment is one line of 100Hires MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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