AI agents call get_week_year to retrieve information from Mcp Time without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
date | string | — | The date to check (e.g., "2025-03-23"). Defaults to current date |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves date-related information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation that returns computed data based on an input parameter. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker cannot harm data, execute code, or cause financial damage through this tool alone.
From the tool's definition Tool 'get_week_year' returns (queries) week number and ISO week number for a given date with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Returns the week number and ISO week number for a given date. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Time MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_week_year accepts 1 parameter: date. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Mcp Time MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_week_year: 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 Time. Nothing to install.
get_week_year 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_week_year 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_week_year. 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_week_year is provided by the Mcp Time MCP server (@mcpcentral/mcp-time). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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