# upload_document

Upload a document file to LightRAG

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `upload_document`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/upload-document

## Facts

- Tool: `upload_document`
- Server: Daniel LightRAG MCP Server (`desimpkins/daniel-lightrag-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/desimpkins/daniel-lightrag-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "upload_document",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why upload_document is rated Medium

The upload_document tool creates or adds new document data to the LightRAG knowledge graph system. This is a reversible modification (documents can be deleted via sibling tool delete_document), making it a Write operation rather than Destructive.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'upload_document' combined with description 'Upload a document file to LightRAG' indicates document creation/addition to the system. This is a write operation that creates new data in the LightRAG system."

## Use case

AI agents use upload_document to create or update resources in Daniel LightRAG MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Daniel LightRAG MCP Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Daniel LightRAG MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "upload_document": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "upload_document_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Daniel LightRAG MCP Server (20)

- `delete_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/delete-document.md
- `delete_entity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/delete-entity.md
- `delete_relation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/delete-relation.md
- `check_entity_exists` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/check-entity-exists.md
- `get_document_status_counts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/get-document-status-counts.md
- `get_documents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/get-documents.md
- `get_documents_paginated` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/get-documents-paginated.md
- `get_graph_labels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/get-graph-labels.md
- `get_health` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/get-health.md
- `get_knowledge_graph` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/get-knowledge-graph.md
- `get_pipeline_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/get-pipeline-status.md
- `get_track_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/get-track-status.md
- `hello` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/hello.md
- `query_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/query-text.md
- `query_text_stream` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/query-text-stream.md
- `scan_documents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/scan-documents.md
- `insert_text` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/insert-text.md
- `insert_texts` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/insert-texts.md
- `update_entity` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/update-entity.md
- `update_relation` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp/update-relation.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/desimpkins-daniel-lightrag-mcp