Read a specific skill's SKILL.md content by name.
AI agents call get_skill to retrieve information from Ansible Know 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 skill documentation (SKILL.md files) without modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It is a straightforward query/fetch operation used to access information about skills. No execution, modification, or destruction of data occurs. The minimal blast radius of misconfiguration is an agent reading unintended skill documentation.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_skill' and description states 'Read a specific skill's SKILL.md content by name.' The verb 'Read' and retrieval of documentation content indicate a read-only operation with no side effects.
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Read a specific skill's SKILL.md content by name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ansible Know MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ansible Know MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_skill: 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 Ansible Know. Nothing to install.
get_skill 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_skill 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_skill. 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_skill is provided by the Ansible Know MCP server (leogallego/ansible-know-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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