# model_instance_version_download

A read tool on the Kaggle-MCP MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `model_instance_version_download`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-version-download

## Facts

- Tool: `model_instance_version_download`
- Server: Kaggle-MCP (`54yyyu/kaggle-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/54yyyu/kaggle-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, 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": "model_instance_version_download",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why model_instance_version_download is rated Low

The tool name structure indicates downloading model artifacts, which is fundamentally a read operation that retrieves existing data. No side effects, modifications, or destructive actions are implied. While the description is empty (reducing confidence slightly), the name and context of sibling tools (which are mostly read/list/details operations) suggest this is a data retrieval function.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'download' with 'model_instance_version' suggests retrieving/fetching model artifacts from Kaggle. The function appears to perform data retrieval operations consistent with Kaggle's model versioning system."

## Use case

AI agents call model_instance_version_download to retrieve information from Kaggle-MCP 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 Kaggle-MCP:

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

## Other tools on Kaggle-MCP (43)

- `config_unset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-unset.md
- `model_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-delete.md
- `model_instance_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-delete.md
- `model_instance_version_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-version-delete.md
- `authenticate` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/authenticate.md
- `competition_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-details.md
- `competition_download_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-download-files.md
- `competition_leaderboard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-leaderboard.md
- `competition_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-list-files.md
- `competition_submissions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-submissions.md
- `competitions_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competitions-list.md
- `config_view` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-view.md
- `dataset_download_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-download-files.md
- `dataset_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-list-files.md
- `dataset_metadata` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-metadata.md
- `dataset_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-status.md
- `datasets_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/datasets-list.md
- `kernel_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-list-files.md
- `kernel_output` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-output.md
- `kernel_pull` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-pull.md
- `kernel_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-status.md
- `kernels_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernels-list.md
- `model_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-get.md
- `model_instance_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-get.md
- `model_instance_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-list-files.md
- `model_instance_version_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-version-list-files.md
- `models_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/models-list.md
- `competition_submit` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-submit.md
- `config_path` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-path.md
- `config_set` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-set.md
- …and 13 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp.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=54yyyu-kaggle-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp