get_info_compara_methods

What get_info_compara_methods does on OrigeneMCP

AI agents call get_info_compara_methods 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_info_compara_methods is rated Low

This tool retrieves metadata about comparative analysis methods from Ensembl's comparative genomics database. It is a read-only information retrieval operation with no side effects, no code execution, and no data modification capability. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only obtain informational content about what methods exist, not execute them or alter data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_info_compara_methods' and description 'Get comparative analysis methods used in Ensembl Compara' indicate a retrieval/query operation that returns information about available methods without modifying data or triggering external operations.

The rule that runs get_info_compara_methods 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_info_compara_methods, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_info_compara_methods": {}
  }
}

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