get_submissions
Get the participants' submissions to a Moodle assignment, a page at a time (limit participants, 25 by default, after skipping offset; more says whether there are others): who (an alias when the server pseudonymizes, else id and name), status (submitted; draft; new: a submission started but nothin...
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What get_submissions does on Moodle
AI agents call get_submissions to retrieve information from Moodle without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | How many participants (25 by default, up to 200) |
offset | integer | — | How many participants to skip first, in the grading table's order (0 by default) |
assignmentId | integer | Yes | The assignment's id (its course module id), as list_assignments gives it |
includeContent | boolean | — | Include each submission's content: online text and file links (default true) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_submissions is rated Low
Even though get_submissions only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_submissions safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Moodle, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_submissions, this is the rule to start with:
get_submissions 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 Moodle, apply this rule, and every get_submissions call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_submissions
Get the participants' submissions to a Moodle assignment, a page at a time (limit participants, 25 by default, after skipping offset; more says whether there are others): who (an alias when the server pseudonymizes, else id and name), status (submitted; draft; new: a submission started but nothing in it yet; reopened; none: no submission at all), whether it needs grading, extensions, the participant's dates and, by default, the content (online text and file links; names and contact data in it redacted when pseudonymizing). Changes nothing, but Moodle logs it as the teacher viewing the grading pages, as it does for its own grader. Takes the assignment id from list_assignments. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Moodle MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_submissions accepts 4 parameters: limit, offset, assignmentId, includeContent. Required: assignmentId. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Moodle MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_submissions: 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 Moodle. Nothing to install.
get_submissions 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_submissions 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_submissions. 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_submissions is provided by the Moodle MCP server (@falkenslab/moodle-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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