Set new value and return old value.
AI agents use string_get_set to create or update resources in Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server environment.
The tool both sets a new value and returns the old one, which constitutes a write operation (modifying state). The read component is subordinate to the primary write action. Severity is medium because overwriting a value could have unintended consequences, though it appears reversible in principle.
From the tool's definition 'Set new value and return old value' — the tool writes/modifies a value (set) and reads the previous one (get), indicating a read-modify operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access string_get_set gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for string_get_set:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"string_get_set": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "string_get_set_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
} string_get_set 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.
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Set new value and return old value. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for string_get_set: 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 Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server. Nothing to install.
string_get_set 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 string_get_set 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 string_get_set. 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.
string_get_set is provided by the Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server MCP server (awslabs.bedrock-kb-retrieval-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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