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kage_capabilities

Return an evidence-backed Kage memory-system capability audit across repo memory, collaboration/session proof, benchmarks, and dashboard/viewer readiness.

How to control kage_capabilities ↓

What kage_capabilities does on Kage

AI agents call kage_capabilities to retrieve information from Kage without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why kage_capabilities needs a policy

The tool retrieves and returns an audit/report of the system's capabilities. It reads and aggregates existing data to produce an evidence-backed summary with no side effects, modifications, or destructive actions.

From the tool's definition Return an evidence-backed Kage memory-system capability audit

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access kage_capabilities gives an agent:

How to control kage_capabilities

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Kage, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for kage_capabilities:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "kage_capabilities": {}
  }
}

kage_capabilities is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Kage — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about kage_capabilities

What does the kage_capabilities tool do? +

Return an evidence-backed Kage memory-system capability audit across repo memory, collaboration/session proof, benchmarks, and dashboard/viewer readiness. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kage MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on kage_capabilities? +

Register the Kage MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for kage_capabilities: 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 Kage. Nothing to install.

What risk level is kage_capabilities? +

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

Can I rate-limit kage_capabilities? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the kage_capabilities 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 kage_capabilities completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for kage_capabilities. 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 kage_capabilities? +

kage_capabilities is provided by the Kage MCP server (@kage-core/kage-graph-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Kage tool call.

Start from Kage, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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