moodle_get_grades
Get your full grade report for a course — all graded items, categories, percentages, and feedback.
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What moodle_get_grades does on Moodle
AI agents call moodle_get_grades to retrieve information from Moodle without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why moodle_get_grades is rated Low
This tool is a read-only operation that queries and returns existing grade information from a course. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only access grade data it is already entitled to view, with no ability to alter grades or other system state.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves grade data ('Get your full grade report', 'all graded items, categories, percentages, and feedback'). No modification, deletion, or execution capabilities described. Pure data retrieval operation.
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The rule that runs moodle_get_grades safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Moodle, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For moodle_get_grades, this is the rule to start with:
moodle_get_grades is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Moodle, apply this rule, and every moodle_get_grades call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about moodle_get_grades
Get your full grade report for a course — all graded items, categories, percentages, and feedback. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Moodle MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Moodle MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for moodle_get_grades: 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 Moodle. Nothing to install.
moodle_get_grades 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 moodle_get_grades 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 moodle_get_grades. 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.
moodle_get_grades is provided by the Moodle MCP server (1alexandrer/moodle-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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