# get_credential_setup_instructions

Return safe Bilibili Cookie setup instructions for users or installing agents. Call this after installing the MCP server if credentials are not configured. Never returns Cookie values.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_credential_setup_instructions`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/get-credential-setup-instructions

## Facts

- Tool: `get_credential_setup_instructions`
- Server: Bilibili Mcp Server Unofficial(video Subtitles And Comments) (`365903728-oss/bilibili-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/365903728-oss/bilibili-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade B, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_credential_setup_instructions",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_credential_setup_instructions is rated Low

This is a Read operation: it retrieves and presents procedural information (setup instructions) to help users configure credentials, with no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no credential exposure. The explicit safeguard against returning Cookie values confirms this is a safe, read-only informational tool.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool returns 'setup instructions' and 'never returns Cookie values'. The description explicitly states it provides guidance text without exposing credentials. The operation is purely informational—retrieving and displaying instructions to users."

## Use case

AI agents call get_credential_setup_instructions to retrieve information from Bilibili Mcp Server Unofficial(video Subtitles And Comments) without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Bilibili Mcp Server Unofficial(video Subtitles And Comments):

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_credential_setup_instructions": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Bilibili Mcp Server Unofficial(video Subtitles And Comments) (11)

- `check_bilibili_credentials` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/check-bilibili-credentials.md
- `check_mcp_update` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/check-mcp-update.md
- `get_bilibili_creator_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/get-bilibili-creator-content.md
- `get_video_chapters` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/get-video-chapters.md
- `get_video_comments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/get-video-comments.md
- `get_video_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/get-video-info.md
- `get_video_metadata` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/get-video-metadata.md
- `get_video_transcript` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/get-video-transcript.md
- `list_bilibili_favorite_videos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/list-bilibili-favorite-videos.md
- `search_bilibili_creators` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/search-bilibili-creators.md
- `search_bilibili_videos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp/search-bilibili-videos.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/365903728-oss-bilibili-mcp