get_packet_lineage

What get_packet_lineage does on Nodebench

AI agents call get_packet_lineage to retrieve information from Nodebench without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_packet_lineage is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves lineage information about packets or entities—a read-only diagnostic operation. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify state, and does not delete data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an AI agent could only retrieve lineage information it may not have intended to access, not cause irreversible harm or trigger external operations.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_packet_lineage' and description 'Trace the full derivation chain for a packet or entity' indicate a retrieval/query operation that traces historical data lineage without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.

The rule that runs get_packet_lineage safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nodebench, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_packet_lineage, this is the rule to start with:

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

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