Return the company standard (playbook) for a clause type: positions
AI agents call get_standard to retrieve information from Cuad Audit without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves standardized company guidance/playbook information for contract clause types. It is a simple data retrieval mechanism with no capability to modify, delete, or execute operations. The read-only nature and informational purpose classify it as a Read category risk with low severity, as misuse would only expose internal standards documents without enabling harmful actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_standard' with verb 'Return' and description 'Return the company standard (playbook) for a clause type' indicates a retrieval operation that fetches and returns existing data with no modification or side effects.
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Return the company standard (playbook) for a clause type: positions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cuad Audit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cuad Audit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_standard: 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 Cuad Audit. Nothing to install.
get_standard 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_standard 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_standard. 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_standard is provided by the Cuad Audit MCP server (master997/luminance). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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