rhino_get_user_text
Read user text (key-value metadata) attached to an object.
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What rhino_get_user_text does on Rhino
AI agents call rhino_get_user_text to retrieve information from Rhino without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why rhino_get_user_text is rated Low
This tool retrieves metadata without modification, deletion, or execution. It is a data retrieval operation that poses minimal risk—an AI agent calling it cannot cause harm beyond potentially accessing metadata that may already be visible in the Rhino model context.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'rhino_get_user_text' with description 'Read user text (key-value metadata) attached to an object.' The verb 'Read' and the explicit description stating it reads metadata indicate a query operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs rhino_get_user_text safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Rhino, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For rhino_get_user_text, this is the rule to start with:
rhino_get_user_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 Rhino, apply this rule, and every rhino_get_user_text call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about rhino_get_user_text
Read user text (key-value metadata) attached to an object. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Rhino MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Rhino MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for rhino_get_user_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 Rhino. Nothing to install.
rhino_get_user_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 rhino_get_user_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 rhino_get_user_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.
rhino_get_user_text is provided by the Rhino MCP server (easehee/rhino-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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