AI agents call get_civ_statistics to retrieve information from Civ6mcp 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 game statistics across all civilizations. It performs no side effects, modifications, or irreversible actions. The requirement for 'game history logging to be enabled' is a read-only prerequisite, not an indication of modification. This is a straightforward data retrieval operation suitable for strategic analysis in a single-player game context, with minimal risk of misuse.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_civ_statistics' and description 'Get detailed statistics for ALL civilizations' indicates data retrieval. The verb 'Get' and phrase 'including yields, military, cities, and score' describe querying game state without modification.
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Get detailed statistics for ALL civilizations including yields, military, cities, and score. Requires game history logging to be enabled (GameHistoryLogLevel=1 in UserOptions.txt). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Civ6mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Civ6 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_civ_statistics: 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 Civ6mcp. Nothing to install.
get_civ_statistics 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_civ_statistics 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_civ_statistics. 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_civ_statistics is provided by the Civ6 MCP server (lowrykun/civ6mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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