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What Find_Group does on Files Com
AI agents call Find_Group to retrieve information from Files Com without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why Find_Group is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays group information from the Files.com environment. It performs a read-only query operation with no side effects, no data modification, and no destructive actions. The 'Show' verb confirms this is a retrieval/display function. Low severity because unauthorized group information disclosure has limited blast radius compared to write, execute, or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'Find_Group' with description 'Show Group' indicates a retrieval operation that displays group information without modifying or deleting data.
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The rule that runs Find_Group safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Files Com, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For Find_Group, this is the rule to start with:
Find_Group 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 Files Com, apply this rule, and every Find_Group call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about Find_Group
Show Group. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Files Com MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Files Com MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for Find_Group: 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 Files Com. Nothing to install.
Find_Group 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 Find_Group 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 Find_Group. 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.
Find_Group is provided by the Files Com MCP server (files-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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