get_documentation_links
AI agents call get_documentation_links to retrieve information from Amazon Q Web Documentation Reader without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves documentation links without modifying, deleting, or executing any code. This is a passive discovery operation that gathers references to pages. No side effects or state changes occur. The empty description slightly reduces confidence, but context from sibling tools (extract_code_examples, read_web_documentation) and server purpose confirms this is a Read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_documentation_links' indicates retrieval of hyperlinks/references from documentation. Server description emphasizes 'navigation and extraction of documentation from websites' and 'automatically discover relevant pages', consistent with…
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get_documentation_links. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Amazon Q Web Documentation Reader MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Amazon Q Web Documentation Reader MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_documentation_links: 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 Amazon Q Web Documentation Reader. Nothing to install.
get_documentation_links 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_documentation_links 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_documentation_links. 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_documentation_links is provided by the Amazon Q Web Documentation Reader MCP server (lumos-labs-hq/amazon-q-docmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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