get-publications · Medium MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-publications does on Medium MCP Server

AI agents call get-publications to retrieve information from Medium 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-publications needs a policy

This tool retrieves publication or user information from Medium without creating, modifying, or deleting content. It is a read-only query operation with no side effects. While the description is terse ('Retrieve user'), the tool name and server context clearly indicate a GET/retrieval operation.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-publications' and description 'Retrieve user' indicate data retrieval without modification. The verb 'Retrieve' and the context of a content ecosystem (Medium) suggest this queries existing publication data.

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Questions about get-publications

What does the get-publications tool do? +

Retrieve user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Medium MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

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

Register the Medium MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-publications: 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 Medium MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-publications? +

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

Can I rate-limit get-publications? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-publications 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-publications completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-publications. 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-publications? +

get-publications is provided by the Medium MCP Server MCP server (jsukup/medium-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.