Return the GA4GH record for a specific VariantSet given its identifier
AI agents call get_ga4gh_variantsets to retrieve information from OrigeneMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool fetches and returns existing genomic variant set metadata from a GA4GH-compliant database. It has no capability to modify data, execute commands, delete records, or perform financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only retrieve publicly available or authorized genomic reference data. The tool is purely informational.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Return the GA4GH record for a specific VariantSet given its identifier' — a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary code.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_ga4gh_variantsets gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and OrigeneMCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_ga4gh_variantsets:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_ga4gh_variantsets": {}
}
}get_ga4gh_variantsets is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Return the GA4GH record for a specific VariantSet given its identifier. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OrigeneMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Origene MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_ga4gh_variantsets: 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 OrigeneMCP. Nothing to install.
get_ga4gh_variantsets 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_ga4gh_variantsets 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_ga4gh_variantsets. 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_ga4gh_variantsets is provided by the Origene MCP server (gentel-lab/origenemcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from OrigeneMCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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