AI agents call phipster_vpname2vpid 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.
The tool appears to perform a simple identifier mapping or lookup operation (converting a VP name to a VP ID), which is a read-only operation with no side effects. No description is provided to contradict this assessment. Given the context of a biomedical research tool alongside similar retrieval utilities, this is likely a straightforward data lookup.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'phipster_vpname2vpid' suggests a lookup/mapping function (name to ID conversion). No description provided, but the pattern indicates retrieval rather than modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access phipster_vpname2vpid 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 phipster_vpname2vpid:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"phipster_vpname2vpid": {}
}
}phipster_vpname2vpid is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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phipster_vpname2vpid. 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 phipster_vpname2vpid: 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.
phipster_vpname2vpid 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 phipster_vpname2vpid 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 phipster_vpname2vpid. 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.
phipster_vpname2vpid 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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