Get development guidelines from the configured source
AI agents call get_guidelines to retrieve information from WordPress Code Review MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool fetches (retrieves) development guidelines and security rules from an external source. It performs a read-only query operation with no capacity to modify, delete, or execute code. The action is non-destructive and informational in nature, typical of documentation or configuration lookups.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_guidelines' and description states 'Get development guidelines from the configured source' — a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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Get development guidelines from the configured source. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WordPress Code Review MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WordPress Code Review MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_guidelines: 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 WordPress Code Review MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_guidelines 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_guidelines 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_guidelines. 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_guidelines is provided by the WordPress Code Review MCP Server MCP server (miniorangedev/wp-code-review-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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