Get a specific skill/capability document by name.
AI agents call get_skill to retrieve information from MidOS - MCP Community Library without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves a single skill document by name, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any code or operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only access skill/capability documentation that likely contains public or authorized information. No irreversible actions, financial impact, or external command execution is possible.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate retrieval only: 'Get a specific skill/capability document by name.' This is a query/fetch operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a specific skill/capability document by name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MidOS - MCP Community Library MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MidOS - MCP Community Library MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_skill: 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 MidOS - MCP Community Library. Nothing to install.
get_skill 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_skill 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_skill. 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_skill is provided by the MidOS - MCP Community Library MCP server (midos-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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