Find all notes connected to a specific note through links.
AI agents call zk_get_linked_notes to retrieve information from Zettelkasten without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a straightforward read operation that queries relationships between notes in the knowledge base. It only retrieves data and does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only over-query or access notes it shouldn't, but cannot cause data loss or execute arbitrary actions.
From the tool's definition The tool 'zk_get_linked_notes' with description 'Find all notes connected to a specific note through links' performs a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access zk_get_linked_notes gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Zettelkasten, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for zk_get_linked_notes:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"zk_get_linked_notes": {}
}
}zk_get_linked_notes is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Find all notes connected to a specific note through links. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Zettelkasten MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Zettelkasten MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for zk_get_linked_notes: 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 Zettelkasten. Nothing to install.
zk_get_linked_notes 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 zk_get_linked_notes 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 zk_get_linked_notes. 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.
zk_get_linked_notes is provided by the Zettelkasten MCP server (liam-deacon/zettelkasten-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Zettelkasten, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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