Gets the document type Ids that may be a parent of the given document type. Counterpart of get-document-type-allowed-children — useful when validating where a content node of this type can be placed.
AI agents call get-document-type-allowed-parents to retrieve information from Mcp Dev without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata about document type hierarchy constraints in Umbraco CMS without modifying, executing operations, or deleting anything. It returns information to support validation logic but does not perform any actions that change system state. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only learn what parent types are allowed, which is informational.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it 'Gets the document type Ids' and is described as useful for 'validating' — a query operation with no side effects. The name 'get-document-type-allowed-parents' uses the 'get' verb, indicating retrieval.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Gets the document type Ids that may be a parent of the given document type. Counterpart of get-document-type-allowed-children — useful when validating where a content node of this type can be placed. 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-type-allowed-parents: 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-type-allowed-parents 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-type-allowed-parents 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-type-allowed-parents. 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-type-allowed-parents 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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