query_text
Query LightRAG with text
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What query_text does on Daniel LightRAG MCP Server
AI agents call query_text to retrieve information from Daniel LightRAG 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 query_text is rated Low
This is a read-only query operation against a knowledge graph system. It retrieves information based on text input but does not create, modify, delete, or execute commands. The 'query' verb combined with 'text' input suggests a search/retrieval interface.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'query_text' and description 'Query LightRAG with text' indicate a retrieval/querying operation with no side effects. No modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary code is implied.
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The rule that runs query_text safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Daniel LightRAG MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For query_text, this is the rule to start with:
query_text 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 Daniel LightRAG MCP Server, apply this rule, and every query_text call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about query_text
Query LightRAG with text. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Daniel LightRAG MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Daniel LightRAG MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for query_text: 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 Daniel LightRAG MCP Server. Nothing to install.
query_text 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 query_text 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 query_text. 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.
query_text is provided by the Daniel LightRAG MCP Server MCP server (desimpkins/daniel-lightrag-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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