Get detailed information about a specific skill.
AI agents call get_skill_details to retrieve information from Session Buddy without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing skill data without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. The function is purely informational, returning details about captured skills from the session memory system. No side effects or irreversible changes are possible.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_skill_details' and description 'Get detailed information about a specific skill' indicate retrieval of skill metadata.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a specific skill. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Session Buddy MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Session Buddy MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_skill_details: 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 Session Buddy. Nothing to install.
get_skill_details 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_details 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_details. 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_details is provided by the Session Buddy MCP server (lesleslie/session-buddy). 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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