openehr_compositions_list
A read tool on the openEHR MCP server.
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What openehr_compositions_list does on openEHR MCP Server
AI agents call openehr_compositions_list to retrieve information from openEHR 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 openehr_compositions_list is rated Low
This tool retrieves or enumerates existing compositions from an openEHR EHR system. List operations are read-only with no mutation of data. Severity is medium rather than low because health records (EHR data) are sensitive personal health information; unauthorized listing could expose PHI, though the tool itself performs no destructive or financial action.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'openehr_compositions_list' indicates a list/query operation that retrieves compositions from an openEHR system.
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The rule that runs openehr_compositions_list safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and openEHR MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For openehr_compositions_list, this is the rule to start with:
openehr_compositions_list 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 openEHR MCP Server, apply this rule, and every openehr_compositions_list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about openehr_compositions_list
openehr_compositions_list is a read tool on the openEHR MCP Server MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the openEHR MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the openEHR MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for openehr_compositions_list: 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 openEHR MCP Server. Nothing to install.
openehr_compositions_list 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 openehr_compositions_list 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 openehr_compositions_list. 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.
openehr_compositions_list is provided by the openEHR MCP Server MCP server (deak-ai/openehr-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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