get-documentation · Macroforge MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-documentation does on Macroforge MCP Server

AI agents call get-documentation to retrieve information from Macroforge MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-documentation needs a policy

This tool queries and returns documentation—a retrieval operation that does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or commit financial changes. The flexibility in search parameters does not elevate it beyond Read classification, as the underlying operation remains a passive information lookup.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Retrieves full documentation content' and 'Supports flexible search by title'. The verbs 'retrieves' and 'search' indicate read-only operations with no data modification or side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-documentation

What does the get-documentation tool do? +

Retrieves full documentation content for Macroforge sections. Supports flexible search by: - Title (e.g.,. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Macroforge MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-documentation? +

Register the Macroforge MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-documentation: 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 Macroforge MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-documentation? +

get-documentation is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-documentation? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-documentation 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.

How do I block get-documentation completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-documentation. 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.

What MCP server provides get-documentation? +

get-documentation is provided by the Macroforge MCP Server MCP server (macroforge-ts/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.