nvd-cve-history
List CVE change-history events. Filter by CVE id or change date range; paginate with startIndex.
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What nvd-cve-history does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call nvd-cve-history to retrieve information from Meta Data Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why nvd-cve-history is rated Low
This tool queries the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) to retrieve CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) change history. It performs filtering and pagination on existing data but does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'nvd-cve-history' and description 'List CVE change-history events. Filter by CVE id or change date range; paginate with startIndex' indicate a query operation that retrieves historical vulnerability data without modifying or executing anything.
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The rule that runs nvd-cve-history safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Meta Data Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For nvd-cve-history, this is the rule to start with:
nvd-cve-history 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 Meta Data Mcp, apply this rule, and every nvd-cve-history call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about nvd-cve-history
List CVE change-history events. Filter by CVE id or change date range; paginate with startIndex. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meta Data Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Meta Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for nvd-cve-history: 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 Meta Data Mcp. Nothing to install.
nvd-cve-history 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 nvd-cve-history 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 nvd-cve-history. 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.
nvd-cve-history is provided by the Meta Data MCP server (pypi:meta-data-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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