AI agents call foodmate_get_law to retrieve information from GBMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves food law and regulation details from FoodMate by identifier. It performs a query/lookup operation with no mutations, deletions, or external effects. The context of a standards metadata server and sibling tools (search, download, get operations) further confirms this is a read-only data retrieval function. Low severity because exposing public regulatory information carries minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'foodmate_get_law' and description 'Get FoodMate food-law/regulation detail' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of querying regulatory metadata (by URL or id) confirm no side effects or data modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get FoodMate food-law/regulation detail by show-{id}.html URL or id. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GBMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GB MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for foodmate_get_law: 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 GBMCP. Nothing to install.
foodmate_get_law 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 foodmate_get_law 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 foodmate_get_law. 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.
foodmate_get_law is provided by the GB MCP server (loydgik/gbmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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