get_active_chat
AI agents call get_active_chat to retrieve information from Cursor Chats Bridge without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the currently active chat from Cursor's local database without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a simple data retrieval operation with no side effects. Confidence is slightly reduced due to missing tool description, but the server's stated read-only purpose and naming convention strongly indicate a Read classification.
From the tool's definition Tool is part of a 'Read-only bridge' server that 'Exposes Cursor's local chat database via 7 MCP tools'. The tool name 'get_active_chat' follows the read pattern (get, list, search) consistent with sibling tools like 'get_chat', 'get_journal', and…
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get_active_chat. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cursor Chats Bridge MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cursor Chats Bridge MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_active_chat: 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 Cursor Chats Bridge. Nothing to install.
get_active_chat 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 get_active_chat 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 get_active_chat. 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.
get_active_chat is provided by the Cursor Chats Bridge MCP server (jherard-fr/cursor-chats-bridge). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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