Browse complete sample projects from Apple. Full working examples demonstrating best practices and implementation patterns. Different from search_apple_docs which returns code snippets. Use for learning by example.
AI agents call get_sample_code to retrieve information from Apple Docs MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves pre-existing documentation and code examples from Apple's official sources. It has no capability to modify data, execute code, delete information, or perform financial transactions. The 'Full working examples' are read-only reference materials retrieved for educational purposes.
From the tool's definition Tool provides browsing and retrieval of Apple's sample code projects and documentation. The description explicitly states it 'Browse[s] complete sample projects' and 'returns code snippets' for learning purposes.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_sample_code gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Apple Docs MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_sample_code:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_sample_code": {}
}
}get_sample_code is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Browse complete sample projects from Apple. Full working examples demonstrating best practices and implementation patterns. Different from search_apple_docs which returns code snippets. Use for learning by example. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apple Docs MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apple Docs MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_sample_code: 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 Apple Docs MCP. Nothing to install.
get_sample_code 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_sample_code 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_sample_code. 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_sample_code is provided by the Apple Docs MCP server (kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Apple Docs MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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