AI agents call adr_overview to retrieve information from Mcp Adr without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool generates a diagram by reading and aggregating existing ADR data. It has no side effects, does not modify or delete any records, and is purely a read/display operation. Low severity because misuse would only expose architectural decision metadata.
From the tool's definition 'Generate an overview diagram of all ADRs (optionally filtered by status)' — this is a read/query operation that produces a visualization from existing data
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Generate an overview diagram of all ADRs (optionally filtered by status). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Adr MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Adr MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for adr_overview: 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 Mcp Adr. Nothing to install.
adr_overview 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 adr_overview 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 adr_overview. 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.
adr_overview is provided by the Mcp Adr MCP server (mauriziomocci/mcp-adr). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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