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What getMission does on Nodebench
AI agents call getMission 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 getMission is rated Low
This is a straightforward data retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' combined with the description explicitly stating it retrieves 'a specific mission' confirms it performs a read-only query. There is no indication of data modification, deletion, code execution, or financial impact. The tool simply fetches existing data identified by a Convex ID.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getMission' and description 'Get a specific mission by its Convex ID' indicate a retrieval operation that queries data by identifier without modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs getMission 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 getMission, this is the rule to start with:
getMission 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 getMission call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getMission
Get a specific mission by its Convex ID. 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 getMission: 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.
getMission 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 getMission 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 getMission. 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.
getMission 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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