AI agents call download to retrieve information from Moodle Connector without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Downloading a file is a read-only operation that retrieves existing data from the Moodle server. It has no side effects, does not modify or delete data, and does not execute code or trigger external operations. The operation is safe and reversible, consistent with the Read category. Severity is low because downloading course materials or documents poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition The tool is named 'download' and described as 'Download a file from Moodle', which retrieves data without modifying or deleting anything.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access download gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Moodle Connector, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for download:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"download": {}
}
}download is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Download a file from Moodle. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Moodle Connector MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Moodle Connector MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for download: 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 Moodle Connector. Nothing to install.
download 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 download 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 download. 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.
download is provided by the Moodle Connector MCP server (jabir-srj/moodle-connector). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Moodle Connector, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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