get_answer
Get one Answer — question, grounded answer, visible citations — by id or slug, in the Answer contract v0 shape (ANSWERS-PROGRAM.md). Read-only. Returns null if not found.
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What get_answer does on Guide Registry
AI agents call get_answer to retrieve information from Guide Registry without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | The Answer's stable id or slug. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_answer is rated Low
Even though get_answer only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_answer safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Guide Registry, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_answer, this is the rule to start with:
get_answer 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 Guide Registry, apply this rule, and every get_answer call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_answer
Get one Answer — question, grounded answer, visible citations — by id or slug, in the Answer contract v0 shape (ANSWERS-PROGRAM.md). Read-only. Returns null if not found. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Guide Registry MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_answer accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Guide Registry MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_answer: 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 Guide Registry. Nothing to install.
get_answer 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_answer 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_answer. 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_answer is provided by the Guide Registry MCP server (https://aiengineerprofessional.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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