nav_get_menu_items
Holt alle Items eines Navigationsmenüs mit Hierarchie
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What nav_get_menu_items does on WordPress MCP Server
AI agents call nav_get_menu_items to retrieve information from WordPress 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 nav_get_menu_items is rated Low
This tool queries and returns navigation menu structure and items. It performs a read-only operation that retrieves existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any code. The blast radius is minimal as misuse would only expose menu configuration that is typically already public on the website.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'nav_get_menu_items' and description 'Holt alle Items eines Navigationsmenüs mit Hierarchie' (retrieves all items of a navigation menu with hierarchy) indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs nav_get_menu_items safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and WordPress MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For nav_get_menu_items, this is the rule to start with:
nav_get_menu_items 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 WordPress MCP Server, apply this rule, and every nav_get_menu_items call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about nav_get_menu_items
Holt alle Items eines Navigationsmenüs mit Hierarchie. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WordPress MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WordPress MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for nav_get_menu_items: 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 WordPress MCP Server. Nothing to install.
nav_get_menu_items 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 nav_get_menu_items 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 nav_get_menu_items. 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.
nav_get_menu_items is provided by the WordPress MCP Server MCP server (c-sakel/wp-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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