get-endpoints · Swagger MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-endpoints does on Swagger MCP Server

AI agents call get-endpoints to retrieve information from Swagger 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-endpoints needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries endpoint information from Swagger/OpenAPI definitions. It is informational in nature, returning documentation and endpoint details without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The action is read-only and has minimal blast radius even if an AI agent calls it repeatedly or with unexpected arguments.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-endpoints' and description 'Get detailed information about specific endpoints' indicates retrieval of metadata/documentation about API endpoints with no side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-endpoints

What does the get-endpoints tool do? +

Get detailed information about specific endpoints. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Swagger MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

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

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

What risk level is get-endpoints? +

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

Can I rate-limit get-endpoints? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-endpoints 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-endpoints completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-endpoints. 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-endpoints? +

get-endpoints is provided by the Swagger MCP Server MCP server (marcin-sucharski/swagger-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.