AI agents call tenets_distill to retrieve information from Tenets without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Given the server's purpose of aggregating code context and injecting guiding principles, 'distill' most likely retrieves or processes existing data (extracting essence/summarizing) rather than modifying, executing, or destructing data. However, confidence is moderate (0.6) due to the empty tool description. If this tool performs any code execution or transformation beyond read operations, severity could be higher.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'tenets_distill' combined with server context suggesting NLP-based ranking, code context aggregation, and principle injection. The naming pattern 'distill' aligns with extracting or summarizing information. No description provided.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access tenets_distill gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Tenets, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for tenets_distill:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"tenets_distill": {}
}
}tenets_distill is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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tenets_distill. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tenets MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tenets MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for tenets_distill: 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 Tenets. Nothing to install.
tenets_distill 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 tenets_distill 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 tenets_distill. 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.
tenets_distill is provided by the Tenets MCP server (jddunn/tenets). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Tenets, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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