Low Risk

aws___recommend

Get content recommendations for an AWS documentation page. ## Usage This tool provides recommendations for related AWS documentation pages based on a given URL. Use it to discover additional relevant content that might not appear in search results. URL must be from the docs.aws....

Accepts URL/endpoint input (url); Single-target operation

Part of the AWS Docs and Regions MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

AI agents call aws___recommend to retrieve information from AWS Docs and Regions without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.

Even though aws___recommend only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.

Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.

faresyoussef94-aws-knowledge-mcp.yaml
tools:
  aws___recommend:
    rules:
      - action: allow

See the full AWS Docs and Regions policy for all 5 tools.

Tool Name aws___recommend
Category Read
Risk Level Low

Agents calling read-class tools like aws___recommend have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Read risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, allow) apply to each.

What does the aws___recommend tool do? +

Get content recommendations for an AWS documentation page. ## Usage This tool provides recommendations for related AWS documentation pages based on a given URL. Use it to discover additional relevant content that might not appear in search results. URL must be from the docs.aws.amazon.com domain. ## Recommendation Types The recommendations include four categories: 1. **Highly Rated**: Popular pages within the same AWS service 2. **New**: Recently added pages within the same AWS service - useful for finding newly released features 3. **Similar**: Pages covering similar topics to the current page 4. **Journey**: Pages commonly viewed next by other users ## When to Use - After reading a documentation page to find related content - When exploring a new AWS service to discover important pages - To find alternative explanations of complex concepts - To discover the most popular pages for a service - To find newly released information by using a service's welcome page URL and checking the **New** recommendations ## Finding New Features To find newly released information about a service: 1. Find any page belong to that service, typically you can try the welcome page 2. Call this tool with that URL 3. Look specifically at the **New** recommendation type in the results ## Result Interpretation Each recommendation includes: - url: The documentation page URL - title: The page title - context: A brief description (if available). It is categorised as a Read tool in the AWS Docs and Regions MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on aws___recommend? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for aws___recommend. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the AWS Docs and Regions MCP server.

What risk level is aws___recommend? +

aws___recommend is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit aws___recommend? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the aws___recommend rule in your Intercept 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.

How do I block aws___recommend completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for aws___recommend. 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.

What MCP server provides aws___recommend? +

aws___recommend is provided by the AWS Docs and Regions MCP server (FaresYoussef94/aws-knowledge-mcp). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on AWS Docs and Regions

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept
github.com/policylayer/intercept →
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