Read the user's active reference strip in Switch Studio — the typed slots (face, body, outfit, scenery, product, general) the user fills with reference images before generating. Returns the count, per-type breakdown, and the refs themselves with their type labels and URLs. Call this BEFORE genera...
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AI agents call get_my_active_references to retrieve information from Switch without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though get_my_active_references only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_my_active_references": {}
}
}See the full Switch policy for all 29 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_my_active_references gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Read the user's active reference strip in Switch Studio — the typed slots (face, body, outfit, scenery, product, general) the user fills with reference images before generating. Returns the count, per-type breakdown, and the refs themselves with their type labels and URLs. Call this BEFORE generate_image whenever the user says "use my refs", "use my reference images", references images they prepared in Studio, or wants to generate from a scene they already laid out. The strip is the bridge: pictures the user drops into Studio land here, and Studio's own generations read from here. Pass the returned URLs into generate_image's reference_image_urls so the same refs anchor the result.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Switch MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Switch MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_my_active_references: 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 Switch. Nothing to install.
get_my_active_references 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 get_my_active_references 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 get_my_active_references. 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.
get_my_active_references is provided by the Switch MCP server (https://mcp.switchapp.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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