evidence_get_attachment
Get metadata for a single attachment of a record.
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What evidence_get_attachment does on AbraFlexi
AI agents call evidence_get_attachment to retrieve information from AbraFlexi without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why evidence_get_attachment is rated Low
This tool retrieves metadata about an attachment—a read-only operation with no side effects. It queries information about a record's attachment without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius; metadata exposure is less critical than access to financial transactions or destructive operations also present on this server.
From the tool's definition Tool name is "evidence_get_attachment" with description "Get metadata for a single attachment of a record." The verb "Get" and focus on "metadata" indicate retrieval with no modification or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs evidence_get_attachment safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and AbraFlexi, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For evidence_get_attachment, this is the rule to start with:
evidence_get_attachment 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 AbraFlexi, apply this rule, and every evidence_get_attachment call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about evidence_get_attachment
Get metadata for a single attachment of a record. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AbraFlexi MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AbraFlexi MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for evidence_get_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 AbraFlexi. Nothing to install.
evidence_get_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 evidence_get_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 evidence_get_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.
evidence_get_attachment is provided by the AbraFlexi MCP server (abraflexi-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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