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intel_timeline

Get chronological timeline of stored intelligence data. Returns recent entries sorted by time. Filter by domain or category to focus on specific intelligence areas.

How to control intel_timeline ↓

What intel_timeline does on Threat Intelligence MCP Server

AI agents call intel_timeline 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_timeline needs a policy

This is a query/retrieval operation that reads and retrieves historical threat intelligence records from storage without side effects. The tool neither modifies data, executes operations, deletes information, nor commits financial obligations. The filtering capability is a standard read-operation refinement.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves chronological timeline of stored intelligence data and returns recent entries sorted by time. Supports filtering by domain or category. No creation, modification, deletion, or execution capability mentioned.

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

How to control intel_timeline

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_timeline:

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

intel_timeline 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_timeline

What does the intel_timeline tool do? +

Get chronological timeline of stored intelligence data. Returns recent entries sorted by time. Filter by domain or category to focus on specific intelligence areas. 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_timeline? +

Register the Threat Intelligence MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for intel_timeline: 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_timeline? +

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

Can I rate-limit intel_timeline? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the intel_timeline 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_timeline completely? +

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

intel_timeline 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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