ingest_vault
Ingest all markdown files from an Obsidian vault into the RAG system
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What ingest_vault does on Obsidian Elite RAG MCP Server
AI agents use ingest_vault to create or update resources in Obsidian Elite RAG MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Obsidian Elite RAG MCP Server environment.
Why ingest_vault is rated Medium
This tool reads markdown files from the local filesystem and ingests (writes) them into the RAG system's vector store or knowledge graph. The primary effect is a write/upload operation into the AI knowledge base. Severity is high because it processes an entire vault — potentially ingesting sensitive personal notes at scale — and the ingestion could persist private data into an external or shared system.
From the tool's definition 'Ingest all markdown files from an Obsidian vault into the RAG system' — reads files from disk and writes/indexes them into the RAG knowledge base
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The rule that runs ingest_vault safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Obsidian Elite RAG MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For ingest_vault, this is the rule to start with:
ingest_vault stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Obsidian Elite RAG MCP Server, apply this rule, and every ingest_vault call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about ingest_vault
Ingest all markdown files from an Obsidian vault into the RAG system. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Obsidian Elite RAG MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Obsidian Elite RAG MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ingest_vault: 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 Obsidian Elite RAG MCP Server. Nothing to install.
ingest_vault is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the ingest_vault 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 ingest_vault. 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.
ingest_vault is provided by the Obsidian Elite RAG MCP Server MCP server (aegntic/aegntic-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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