get_group_info
Get detailed information about a specific Nextcloud group. Requires admin or sub-admin privileges
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What get_group_info does on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server
AI agents call get_group_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_group_info is rated Low
This tool retrieves group information without any side effects. It is purely a read operation that queries existing data. While it requires elevated privileges (admin/sub-admin), the actual operation causes no state changes, making it Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it 'Get detailed information about a specific Nextcloud group' - a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion. Requires admin/sub-admin privileges but performs only read access.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_group_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_group_info, this is the rule to start with:
get_group_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_group_info call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_group_info
Get detailed information about a specific Nextcloud group. Requires admin or sub-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_group_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_group_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_group_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_group_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_group_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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