Get documentation and guidance for Microsoft 365 agents and apps development, including Copilot extensibility, Teams platform, Agents Toolkit, and Agents SDK. Use this tool for any questions related to Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 365 Copilot development.
AI agents call get_knowledge to retrieve information from M365agentstoolkit without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
question | string | Yes | Question to use for knowledge retrieval |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
The tool retrieves and queries existing documentation and knowledge resources. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations—it only reads and returns information. This is a classic Read category tool with low severity since knowledge retrieval poses minimal risk regardless of misuse context.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it "Get[s] documentation and guidance" and is for answering "questions related to Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 365 Copilot development." This is a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get documentation and guidance for Microsoft 365 agents and apps development, including Copilot extensibility, Teams platform, Agents Toolkit, and Agents SDK. Use this tool for any questions related to Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 365 Copilot development. It is categorised as a Read tool in the M365agentstoolkit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_knowledge accepts 1 parameter: question. Required: question. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the M365agentstoolkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_knowledge: 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 M365agentstoolkit. Nothing to install.
get_knowledge 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_knowledge 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_knowledge. 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_knowledge is provided by the M365agentstoolkit MCP server (@microsoft/m365agentstoolkit-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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