get_genome_download_summary
Preview genome dataset download
This record as markdown: /tools/gentel-lab-origenemcp/get-genome-download-summary.md
What get_genome_download_summary does on OrigeneMCP
AI agents call get_genome_download_summary to retrieve information from OrigeneMCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_genome_download_summary is rated Low
This tool appears to query or retrieve summary information about genome datasets available for download. The word 'preview' and 'summary' suggest it returns informational metadata without side effects. This is a read-only operation typical of database queries or inventory checks. No data is being created, modified, deleted, or financial transactions initiated.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_genome_download_summary' and description 'Preview genome dataset download' indicate retrieval and preview of metadata about available downloads, not actual download initiation, modification, or execution of operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_genome_download_summary safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and OrigeneMCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_genome_download_summary, this is the rule to start with:
get_genome_download_summary 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 OrigeneMCP, apply this rule, and every get_genome_download_summary call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_genome_download_summary
Preview genome dataset download. 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_genome_download_summary: 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_genome_download_summary 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_genome_download_summary 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_genome_download_summary. 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_genome_download_summary 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.
More on Origene, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue