Resolve a vocabulary term to its definition, context, and related information
AI agents call resolve_term to retrieve information from Earth616 Vocabulary Service without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool looks up and retrieves definitional information about ontology/vocabulary terms. It is a pure read/query operation with no side effects, limited blast radius if misused.
From the tool's definition Resolve a vocabulary term to its definition, context, and related information
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Resolve a vocabulary term to its definition, context, and related information. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Earth616 Vocabulary Service MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Earth616 Vocabulary Service MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for resolve_term: 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 Earth616 Vocabulary Service. Nothing to install.
resolve_term 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 resolve_term 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 resolve_term. 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.
resolve_term is provided by the Earth616 Vocabulary Service MCP server (la3d/mcp_vocabulary_service). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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