Return the current project state summary and record counts.
AI agents call get_state to retrieve information from Decision State MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and returns existing state information (summary and counts) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a pure read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_state' and description 'Return the current project state summary and record counts' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Return the current project state summary and record counts. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Decision State MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Decision State MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_state: 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 Decision State MCP. Nothing to install.
get_state 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_state 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_state. 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_state is provided by the Decision State MCP server (koolercat/mcp-state). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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