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get_model_version

Get specific model version details (metrics, stage, run_id)

How to control get_model_version ↓

What get_model_version does on MLflow MCP Server

AI agents call get_model_version to retrieve information from MLflow MCP Server 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 get_model_version needs a policy

This tool retrieves metadata about a model version—specifically metrics, deployment stage, and associated run ID. It performs a query operation without side effects. No data is created, modified, deleted, or irreversibly changed. While the MLflow server contains other destructive tools (delete_experiment, delete_model_version, etc.), this particular tool is clearly a read-only retrieval operation with minimal risk.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_model_version' and description 'Get specific model version details (metrics, stage, run_id)' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.

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

How to control get_model_version

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

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

get_model_version 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 MLflow MCP Server — 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 get_model_version

What does the get_model_version tool do? +

Get specific model version details (metrics, stage, run_id). It is categorised as a Read tool in the MLflow MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_model_version? +

Register the MLflow MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_model_version: 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 MLflow MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_model_version? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_model_version? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_model_version 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_model_version completely? +

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

get_model_version is provided by the MLflow MCP Server MCP server (kkruglik/mlflow-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every MLflow MCP Server tool call.

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

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