# get_file_content

Read file content from Nextcloud with mime type info. Returns text for text files, base64 for binary files (images, PDFs, etc.). Images are returned as MCP image content for Claude vision.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_file_content`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/get-file-content

## Facts

- Tool: `get_file_content`
- Server: AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server (`elgorro/aiquila`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/elgorro/aiquila.git
- 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": "get_file_content",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_file_content is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries file data from Nextcloud without any side effects. It is purely informational—reading existing content and presenting it in different formats (text, base64, or vision-compatible image). There is no creation, modification, deletion, or code execution involved. This is a clear Read category operation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'Read file content from Nextcloud' and 'Returns text for text files, base64 for binary files'. No modification, deletion, or execution occurs."

## Use case

AI agents call get_file_content 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server (294)

- `bulk_file_operations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/bulk-file-operations.md
- `circles_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/circles-delete.md
- `circles_remove_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/circles-remove-member.md
- `clear_out_of_office` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/clear-out-of-office.md
- `clear_user_status_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/clear-user-status-message.md
- `delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete.md
- `delete_all_form_submissions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-all-form-submissions.md
- `delete_all_notifications` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-all-notifications.md
- `delete_announcement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-announcement.md
- `delete_bookmark` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-bookmark.md
- `delete_bookmark_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-bookmark-folder.md
- `delete_bookmark_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-bookmark-tag.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-contact.md
- `delete_coworker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-coworker.md
- `delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-event.md
- `delete_feed` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-feed.md
- `delete_form` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form.md
- `delete_form_option` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-option.md
- `delete_form_question` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-question.md
- `delete_form_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-share.md
- `delete_form_submission` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-submission.md
- `delete_map` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-map.md
- `delete_map_device` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-map-device.md
- `delete_map_favorite` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-map-favorite.md
- `delete_news_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-news-folder.md
- `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-note.md
- `delete_poll` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll.md
- `delete_poll_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll-comment.md
- `delete_poll_option` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll-option.md
- `delete_poll_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll-share.md
- …and 264 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server.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=aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server