AI agents call get_theses to retrieve information from Eduframe without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves thesis records without any side effects. It is purely a read operation that queries existing data. The description explicitly states 'Get' which is a fundamental Read operation. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. This poses minimal security risk as it only exposes information that the authenticated user should have access to through the API.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_theses' combined with description 'Get all thesis records' clearly indicates a retrieval operation with no modification, creation, or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get all thesis records. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Eduframe MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Eduframe MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_theses: 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 Eduframe. Nothing to install.
get_theses 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_theses 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_theses. 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_theses is provided by the Eduframe MCP server (martijnpieters/eduframe-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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