openehr_ehr_get
A read tool on the openEHR MCP server.
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What openehr_ehr_get does on openEHR MCP Server
AI agents call openehr_ehr_get 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_ehr_get is rated Low
Despite the empty description, the naming convention strongly indicates this fetches an EHR record by identifier. No deletion, creation, execution of arbitrary code, or financial operations occur. The blast radius is minimal—unauthorized EHR access could expose protected health information, but that is a confidentiality/authentication concern rather than a tool misuse risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'openehr_ehr_get' indicates a retrieval operation. In the context of the openEHR server's other tools (e.g., openehr_ehr_list, openehr_composition_get), 'get' is consistently used for data retrieval without modification.
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The rule that runs openehr_ehr_get 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_ehr_get, this is the rule to start with:
openehr_ehr_get 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_ehr_get call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about openehr_ehr_get
openehr_ehr_get 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_ehr_get: 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_ehr_get 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_ehr_get 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_ehr_get. 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_ehr_get 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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