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get_product

Retrieve detailed product info by Alko product ID. Optional: includeEnrichedData=true adds taste profile, food pairings, serving tips (slower, scrapes alko.fi).

How to control get_product ↓

What get_product does on Alko MCP Server

AI agents call get_product to retrieve information from Alko 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 get_product needs a policy

This tool performs a query operation to fetch existing product details from Alko's catalog. It has no capability to create, modify, delete, or execute arbitrary code. The optional enrichment parameter may cause additional scraping but still results in read-only data retrieval. The only side effect mentioned is slower performance, not system state changes. Therefore, it is classified as Read with low severity.

From the tool's definition Tool description states "Retrieve detailed product info" and "includeEnrichedData=true adds taste profile, food pairings, serving tips".

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

How to control get_product

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

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

get_product 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 Alko 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 get_product

What does the get_product tool do? +

Retrieve detailed product info by Alko product ID. Optional: includeEnrichedData=true adds taste profile, food pairings, serving tips (slower, scrapes alko.fi). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Alko MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_product? +

Register the Alko MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_product: 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 Alko MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_product? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_product? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_product 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_product completely? +

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

get_product is provided by the Alko MCP Server MCP server (markusl/alko-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Alko MCP Server tool call.

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