Get the most recent episodes for a specific group
AI agents call get_episodes to retrieve information from Graphiti Knowledge Graph 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 historical episode data from a knowledge graph without altering, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward query operation that returns information about previously stored episodes. The lack of any side effects, destructive capabilities, or external execution makes this a Read operation with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_episodes' and description 'Get the most recent episodes for a specific group' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification of data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_episodes gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Graphiti Knowledge Graph MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_episodes:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_episodes": {}
}
} get_episodes is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the most recent episodes for a specific group. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Graphiti Knowledge Graph MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Graphiti Knowledge Graph MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_episodes: 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 Graphiti Knowledge Graph MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_episodes 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_episodes 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_episodes. 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_episodes is provided by the Graphiti Knowledge Graph MCP Server MCP server (michabbb/graphiti-mcp-but-working). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Graphiti Knowledge Graph MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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