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What get-glossary-info does on DeepL
AI agents call get-glossary-info to retrieve information from DeepL without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get-glossary-info is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves metadata about an existing glossary. It performs a read-only operation with no capability to modify, delete, or execute code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only discover glossary metadata, not alter data or trigger external actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-glossary-info' and description 'Get metadata about a specific glossary' indicate a retrieval operation that returns information without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get-glossary-info safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and DeepL, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get-glossary-info, this is the rule to start with:
get-glossary-info 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 DeepL, apply this rule, and every get-glossary-info call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get-glossary-info
Get metadata about a specific glossary. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DeepL MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DeepL MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-glossary-info: 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 DeepL. Nothing to install.
get-glossary-info 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-glossary-info 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-glossary-info. 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-glossary-info is provided by the DeepL MCP server (@deepl-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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