Read remote workspace file content. Supports ETag cache and conditional read.
AI agents call remote_read to retrieve information from Mcp Remote Agent without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves file content from a remote system without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a pure read operation with caching support. While the server enables file/command operations broadly, this specific tool is scoped to read-only access, making it the lowest-risk category. Confidence is high due to explicit 'Read' language in the description and name.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'remote_read' and description 'Read remote workspace file content. Supports ETag cache and conditional read.' explicitly indicate data retrieval without modification.
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Read remote workspace file content. Supports ETag cache and conditional read. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Remote Agent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Remote Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remote_read: 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 Mcp Remote Agent. Nothing to install.
remote_read 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 remote_read 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 remote_read. 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.
remote_read is provided by the Mcp Remote Agent MCP server (knownothing20/agentport). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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