Get detailed information about a specific node in the Houdini scene.
AI agents call get_node_info to retrieve information from HoudiniMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns information about an existing node without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only operation that retrieves scene metadata, which poses minimal risk even if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_node_info' and description 'Get detailed information about a specific node in the Houdini scene' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_node_info gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and HoudiniMCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_node_info:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_node_info": {}
}
}get_node_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 detailed information about a specific node in the Houdini scene. It is categorised as a Read tool in the HoudiniMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Houdini MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_node_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 HoudiniMCP. Nothing to install.
get_node_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 get_node_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 get_node_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.
get_node_info is provided by the Houdini MCP server (katha-begin/houdini-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from HoudiniMCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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