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What get_weekly_summary does on Nodebench
AI agents call get_weekly_summary 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_weekly_summary is rated Low
This tool retrieves and summarizes existing data for a specified time period. It performs a read-only operation that queries or compiles information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. No arguments are specified that would suggest code execution or state modification.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_weekly_summary' with description 'Summarize a week'. The verb 'get' and 'summarize' indicate data retrieval and aggregation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs get_weekly_summary 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_weekly_summary, this is the rule to start with:
get_weekly_summary 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 Nodebench, apply this rule, and every get_weekly_summary call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_weekly_summary
Summarize a week. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nodebench MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Nodebench MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_weekly_summary: 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 Nodebench. Nothing to install.
get_weekly_summary 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 get_weekly_summary 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 get_weekly_summary. 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.
get_weekly_summary is provided by the Nodebench MCP server (nodebench-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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