Get file/directory metadata (size, dates, type). For multiple paths, use batch_file_info.
AI agents call file_info to retrieve information from OODA Computer Control without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves file system metadata without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a pure read operation with no side effects, placing it firmly in the Read category. The severity is low because metadata queries alone pose minimal risk—an agent could learn about files but cannot alter them or execute code.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] file/directory metadata (size, dates, type)' with no modification or side effects. It is explicitly a querying operation for metadata retrieval.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access file_info gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and OODA Computer Control, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for file_info:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"file_info": {}
}
}file_info is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get file/directory metadata (size, dates, type). For multiple paths, use batch_file_info. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OODA Computer Control MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OODA Computer Control MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for file_info: 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 OODA Computer Control. Nothing to install.
file_info 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 file_info 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 file_info. 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.
file_info is provided by the OODA Computer Control MCP server (mnehmos/mnehmos.ooda.mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from OODA Computer Control, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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