get-document-are-referenced
Check if document items are referenced Use this to verify if specific document items are being referenced by other content before deletion or modification.
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What get-document-are-referenced does on Mcp Dev
AI agents call get-document-are-referenced to retrieve information from Mcp Dev without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get-document-are-referenced is rated Low
This tool retrieves reference information about documents to determine if they are referenced elsewhere. It performs a read-only query of the CMS state and returns information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The description explicitly frames it as a verification step prior to other actions (deletion or modification), confirming it is informational only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-document-are-referenced' and description 'Check if document items are referenced' - uses verb 'check' and 'verify', indicates a query/inspection operation with no modifications or side effects.
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The rule that runs get-document-are-referenced safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Dev, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get-document-are-referenced, this is the rule to start with:
get-document-are-referenced is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp Dev, apply this rule, and every get-document-are-referenced call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get-document-are-referenced
Check if document items are referenced Use this to verify if specific document items are being referenced by other content before deletion or modification. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Dev MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Dev MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-document-are-referenced: 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 Dev. Nothing to install.
get-document-are-referenced 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-document-are-referenced 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-document-are-referenced. 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-document-are-referenced is provided by the Mcp Dev MCP server (@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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