Get all child groups of a specific parent group
AI agents call get_child_groups to retrieve information from Sidvy MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves/queries group hierarchy information without side effects. It performs a read-only operation typical of data enumeration or listing, consistent with the Read category. The severity is low because retrieval of group structure poses minimal risk to the system, even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_child_groups' and description 'Get all child groups of a specific parent group' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get all child groups of a specific parent group. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sidvy MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sidvy MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_child_groups: 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 Sidvy MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_child_groups 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_child_groups 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_child_groups. 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_child_groups is provided by the Sidvy MCP Server MCP server (martinhjartmyr/sidvy-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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