List publications linked to a study.
AI agents call mgnify_study_publications to retrieve information from MGnify MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing publication data associated with a study without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward data lookup operation typical of scientific database APIs. The severity is low as misuse would only expose already-published information with no blast radius for data integrity or system security.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'mgnify_study_publications' and description 'List publications linked to a study' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'list' and context of querying metagenomics metadata confirm read-only behavior.
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List publications linked to a study. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MGnify MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MGnify MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mgnify_study_publications: 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 MGnify MCP Server. Nothing to install.
mgnify_study_publications 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 mgnify_study_publications 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 mgnify_study_publications. 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.
mgnify_study_publications is provided by the MGnify MCP Server MCP server (mgs-sails/mgnify-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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