Explain why triggered risk signals matter and what to do next.
AI agents call explain_risk_signals to retrieve information from RecruiterCheck MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool is purely informational. It takes risk signals (presumably generated by other tools on the server like check_job_posting_legitimacy or check_recruiter_email) and explains their meaning and recommended next steps. It does not create, modify, delete, execute commands, or move money. The output is educational guidance, making it a Read operation with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Explain[s] why triggered risk signals matter' - a clarification and interpretation function that retrieves and presents existing risk assessment information without modifying data, triggering external actions, or causing side…
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Explain why triggered risk signals matter and what to do next. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RecruiterCheck MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the RecruiterCheck MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for explain_risk_signals: 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 RecruiterCheck MCP. Nothing to install.
explain_risk_signals 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 explain_risk_signals 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 explain_risk_signals. 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.
explain_risk_signals is provided by the RecruiterCheck MCP server (jesslbrown/recruitercheck-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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