This record as markdown: /tools/delego-dev-delego/delego-show-policy.md
What delego_show_policy does on Pypi:delego
AI agents call delego_show_policy to retrieve information from Pypi:delego without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why delego_show_policy is rated Low
The tool appears to retrieve or display policy information without modifying, deleting, or executing actions. Given the empty description, confidence is moderate but the naming convention and server purpose (authorization and audit) suggest this is an informational tool for reviewing policies rather than modifying or executing them.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'delego_show_policy' indicates a retrieval or inspection operation. Description is empty, limiting certainty, but 'show' typically denotes a read-only display of existing policy data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs delego_show_policy safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Pypi:delego, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For delego_show_policy, this is the rule to start with:
delego_show_policy 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 Pypi:delego, apply this rule, and every delego_show_policy call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about delego_show_policy
delego_show_policy is a read tool on the Pypi:delego MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pypi:delego MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pypi:delego MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delego_show_policy: 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 Pypi:delego. Nothing to install.
delego_show_policy 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 delego_show_policy 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 delego_show_policy. 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.
delego_show_policy is provided by the Pypi:delego MCP server (pypi:delego). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on Pypi:delego, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue