AI agents call generate_citation to retrieve information from 3gpp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool reads existing document section data and formats it into citations. It only retrieves and formats information without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. The blast radius is minimal as misuse would only result in incorrectly formatted citations.
From the tool's definition Generate formatted citations for one or more 3GPP document sections
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Generate formatted citations for one or more 3GPP document sections. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 3gpp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the 3gpp MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for generate_citation: 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 3gpp. Nothing to install.
generate_citation 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 generate_citation 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 generate_citation. 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.
generate_citation is provided by the 3gpp MCP server (lee-sihyeon/mcp-server-3gpp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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