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get_organism

get_organism

How to control get_organism ↓

What get_organism does on OrigeneMCP

AI agents call get_organism 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.

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Why get_organism needs a policy

Based on naming convention ('get_') and the context of an information retrieval platform focused on biomedical research, this tool likely queries or retrieves organism metadata from a database. The empty description reduces confidence, but the pattern of sibling tools and the server's stated purpose (information retrieval across biomedical data) strongly suggests a read-only operation with minimal blast radius.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_organism' suggests retrieval of organism-related data. Description is empty, limiting certainty.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_organism gives an agent:

How to control get_organism

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_organism:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_organism": {}
  }
}

get_organism is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register OrigeneMCP — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about get_organism

What does the get_organism tool do? +

get_organism. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OrigeneMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_organism? +

Register the Origene MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_organism: 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.

What risk level is get_organism? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_organism? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_organism 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.

How do I block get_organism completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_organism. 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 get_organism? +

get_organism 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.

Enforce policy on every OrigeneMCP tool call.

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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