AI agents call candidate_info to retrieve information from Ashby MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries candidate data without altering, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward data access function that returns information about a specific candidate in the Ashby recruiting system. No write, destructive, execute, or financial actions are performed.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'candidate_info' and description 'Get detailed information about a specific candidate' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a specific candidate. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ashby MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ashby MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for candidate_info: 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 Ashby MCP. Nothing to install.
candidate_info 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 candidate_info 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 candidate_info. 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.
candidate_info is provided by the Ashby MCP server (jaketeagle/ashby-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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