get_knowledge_document
Get detailed information about a specific document in your knowledge base by ID or hash.
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What get_knowledge_document does on FlowDot MCP Server
AI agents call get_knowledge_document to retrieve information from FlowDot 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 get_knowledge_document is rated Low
This tool retrieves document metadata and content from a knowledge base without any side effects. It is a simple data retrieval operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The blast radius of misuse is limited to unauthorized information access, making it a low-severity Read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get detailed information about a specific document' - the verb 'Get' and context of retrieving information indicates a read-only operation. No modification, deletion, or execution is described.
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The rule that runs get_knowledge_document safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and FlowDot MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_knowledge_document, this is the rule to start with:
get_knowledge_document 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 FlowDot MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_knowledge_document call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_knowledge_document
Get detailed information about a specific document in your knowledge base by ID or hash. It is categorised as a Read tool in the FlowDot MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the FlowDot MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_knowledge_document: 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 FlowDot MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_knowledge_document 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_knowledge_document 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_knowledge_document. 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_knowledge_document is provided by the FlowDot MCP Server MCP server (flowdot-llc/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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