get_autonomy_level

What get_autonomy_level does on Kiln

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

Why get_autonomy_level is rated Low

This tool queries and returns configuration or state information about autonomy settings. There are no side effects, data modifications, code execution, deletions, or financial implications. It is purely informational—equivalent to a GET request in REST terminology. Low severity because reading autonomy constraints poses minimal risk even if misused by an agent; the information cannot directly harm hardware or data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_autonomy_level' and description 'Return the current autonomy tier and constraints' indicate a query operation that retrieves system state without modification.

The rule that runs get_autonomy_level safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Kiln, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_autonomy_level, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_autonomy_level": {}
  }
}

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