Return amino acid sequence for a chain.
AI agents call get_sequence to retrieve information from ChimeraX MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and returns amino acid sequence data from a protein structure without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation with minimal security risk, as it only queries existing structural data that is already loaded in ChimeraX.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_sequence' and description 'Return amino acid sequence for a chain' indicate data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Return amino acid sequence for a chain. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ChimeraX MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ChimeraX MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_sequence: 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 ChimeraX MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_sequence 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_sequence 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_sequence. 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_sequence is provided by the ChimeraX MCP Server MCP server (mahynotch/chimerax-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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