get_app_info
Get detailed information about a specific Nextcloud app. Requires admin privileges
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What get_app_info does on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server
AI agents call get_app_info to retrieve information from AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_app_info is rated Low
This tool queries and returns metadata about Nextcloud applications. It performs a read-only operation with no side effects. While it requires admin privileges (suggesting access to sensitive information), the operation itself is non-destructive and informational. The blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure about installed apps, not system compromise or data loss.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate retrieval of information: 'Get detailed information about a specific Nextcloud app.' No modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations are described.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_app_info safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_app_info, this is the rule to start with:
get_app_info 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_app_info call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_app_info
Get detailed information about a specific Nextcloud app. Requires admin privileges. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_app_info: 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_app_info 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_app_info 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_app_info. 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_app_info is provided by the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server (elgorro/aiquila). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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