get-roles · HR Solx MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-roles does on HR Solx MCP Server

AI agents call get-roles to retrieve information from HR Solx MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-roles needs a policy

This tool retrieves reference data (a list of roles) from the HR Solx system without modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is a straightforward data query operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent—worst case being information disclosure of role definitions.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-roles' and description 'Get roles list' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-roles

What does the get-roles tool do? +

Get roles list. It is categorised as a Read tool in the HR Solx MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-roles? +

Register the HR Solx MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-roles: 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 HR Solx MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-roles? +

get-roles is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-roles? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-roles 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.

How do I block get-roles completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-roles. 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.

What MCP server provides get-roles? +

get-roles is provided by the HR Solx MCP Server MCP server (jaskaran-ai/hr-solx-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.