get_file_permission_recommendations
Get file permissions that do not match platform recommendations
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What get_file_permission_recommendations does on 20i MCP Server
AI agents call get_file_permission_recommendations to retrieve information from 20i 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_file_permission_recommendations is rated Low
This tool retrieves and reports on file permission configurations. The verb 'get' combined with the lack of any modification language (create, update, delete, change) confirms this is a read-only operation. While it provides security-relevant information about misconfigurations, retrieving recommendations causes no side effects and presents minimal risk even if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_file_permission_recommendations' with description 'Get file permissions that do not match platform recommendations' indicates a retrieval operation that queries and returns information about file permissions without modifying any data.
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The rule that runs get_file_permission_recommendations safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 20i MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_file_permission_recommendations, this is the rule to start with:
get_file_permission_recommendations 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 20i MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_file_permission_recommendations call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_file_permission_recommendations
Get file permissions that do not match platform recommendations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 20i MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the 20i MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_file_permission_recommendations: 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 20i MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_file_permission_recommendations 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_file_permission_recommendations 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_file_permission_recommendations. 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_file_permission_recommendations is provided by the 20i MCP Server MCP server (cbrown35/20i-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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