get_citations
Get the latest citation check per (question, engine) for a cataloged domain: the question asked, the engine, whether the answer cited this domain, the URL of theirs it cited, and the day checked. Claimed domains only, read-only, one row per cell so re-running the checker cannot inflate anything. ...
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What get_citations does on Grounded Aeo
AI agents call get_citations to retrieve information from Grounded Aeo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
domain | string | Yes | Company domain, e.g. acme.com |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_citations is rated Low
This tool only retrieves and queries historical citation data for a claimed domain. It does not create, modify, delete, execute commands, or perform financial operations. The read-only designation and the nature of the returned data (past citation records) confirm it is purely informational.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states "read-only" and retrieves "the latest citation check per (question, engine)" with "the question asked, the engine, whether the answer cited this domain, the URL of theirs it cited, and the day checked." These are all…
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The rule that runs get_citations safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Grounded Aeo, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_citations, this is the rule to start with:
get_citations 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 Grounded Aeo, apply this rule, and every get_citations call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_citations
Get the latest citation check per (question, engine) for a cataloged domain: the question asked, the engine, whether the answer cited this domain, the URL of theirs it cited, and the day checked. Claimed domains only, read-only, one row per cell so re-running the checker cannot inflate anything. The engine answers are stored verbatim as the evidence behind each verdict but are NOT served here; the owner sees those in their dashboard. An empty list means no check has run yet, never "never cited". It is categorised as a Read tool in the Grounded Aeo MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_citations accepts 1 parameter: domain. Required: domain. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Grounded Aeo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_citations: 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 Grounded Aeo. Nothing to install.
get_citations 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_citations 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_citations. 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_citations is provided by the Grounded Aeo MCP server (https://groundedaeo.com/api/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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