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intel_classify_event

Classify text into threat categories (military, terrorism, cyber, political, economic, health, climate, nuclear, etc.) with severity scoring (1-10).

How to control intel_classify_event ↓

What intel_classify_event does on Threat Intelligence MCP Server

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

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Why intel_classify_event needs a policy

The tool performs analysis and categorization of text input, returning classification results and severity scores. This is a read operation that queries a classification model or service and returns information without side effects. It does not create data persistently, modify existing records, execute code/commands, delete data, or involve financial transactions.

From the tool's definition Tool classifies text into threat categories with severity scoring (1-10). It retrieves or queries data (text classification results) without modifying, deleting, or executing any external operations or financial transactions.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access intel_classify_event gives an agent:

How to control intel_classify_event

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Threat Intelligence MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for intel_classify_event:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "intel_classify_event": {}
  }
}

intel_classify_event is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Threat Intelligence MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about intel_classify_event

What does the intel_classify_event tool do? +

Classify text into threat categories (military, terrorism, cyber, political, economic, health, climate, nuclear, etc.) with severity scoring (1-10). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Threat Intelligence MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on intel_classify_event? +

Register the Threat Intelligence MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for intel_classify_event: 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 Threat Intelligence MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is intel_classify_event? +

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

Can I rate-limit intel_classify_event? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the intel_classify_event 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 intel_classify_event completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for intel_classify_event. 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 intel_classify_event? +

intel_classify_event is provided by the Threat Intelligence MCP Server MCP server (marc-shade/world-intel-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Threat Intelligence MCP Server tool call.

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