DEFAULT tool for user-facing tafsir display. Use this for ANY user-facing request to show/see tafsir commentary on a Quran ayah — including 'show me the tafsir of…', 'what does Ibn Kathir say about…', 'explain this ayah'. This is the FINAL tool call for these requests; do not follow it with get_t...
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AI agents call ayah_tafsir to retrieve information from Tarteel MCP Server without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though ayah_tafsir only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ayah_tafsir": {}
}
}See the full Tarteel MCP Server policy for all 16 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ayah_tafsir gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
DEFAULT tool for user-facing tafsir display. Use this for ANY user-facing request to show/see tafsir commentary on a Quran ayah — including 'show me the tafsir of…', 'what does Ibn Kathir say about…', 'explain this ayah'. This is the FINAL tool call for these requests; do not follow it with get_tafsir_text. ONLY skip this widget and use get_tafsir_text when EITHER (a) the user explicitly asks for plain text / raw text / text-only output, OR (b) the result will be piped into another tool in the same turn without being shown to the user. When in doubt, use this widget. SLUG HANDLING: If the user names a specific tafsir (e.g. 'Ibn Kathir', 'Mokhtasar', 'Maarif-ul-Quran', 'Tazkirul Quran'), ALWAYS call lookup_tafsirs first to resolve the exact slug — do not guess the slug from the name. Guessed slugs fail validation. If the user only specifies a language ('English tafsir', 'Arabic tafsir'), you may pass 'languages' without a slug. Each query must include at least one of languages or tafsir_slugs. Use ayah keys in 'surah:ayah' format (for example '2:255'). Limits: max 20 queries per request and max 50 total ayah+tafsir items.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tarteel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tarteel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ayah_tafsir: 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 Tarteel MCP Server. Nothing to install.
ayah_tafsir 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 ayah_tafsir 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 ayah_tafsir. 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.
ayah_tafsir is provided by the Tarteel MCP Server MCP server (https://mcp.tarteel.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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