Get information about a Capacities space
AI agents call capacities_get_space_info to retrieve information from Capacities MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata or details about a space without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward query operation consistent with the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'capacities_get_space_info' and description 'Get information about a Capacities space' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access capacities_get_space_info gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Capacities MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for capacities_get_space_info:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"capacities_get_space_info": {}
}
} capacities_get_space_info is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get information about a Capacities space. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Capacities MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Capacities MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for capacities_get_space_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 Capacities MCP Server. Nothing to install.
capacities_get_space_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 capacities_get_space_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 capacities_get_space_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.
capacities_get_space_info is provided by the Capacities MCP Server MCP server (jem-computer/capacities-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Capacities MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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