get_folder_detail
AI agents call get_folder_detail to retrieve information from IBM Content Services MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
'get_folder_detail' retrieves folder information without modifying, deleting, or executing actions. The absence of language like 'create,' 'delete,' 'modify,' or 'execute' in the name, combined with the context of a content management system, indicates this is a data retrieval operation. Confidence is slightly reduced due to the empty description, but the tool name is sufficiently clear.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_folder_detail' indicates a retrieval operation. The server description mentions 'document lifecycle management' and 'metadata extraction,' and this tool appears to retrieve folder metadata/details.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_folder_detail. It is categorised as a Read tool in the IBM Content Services MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the IBM Content Services MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_folder_detail: 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 IBM Content Services MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_folder_detail 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_folder_detail 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_folder_detail. 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_folder_detail is provided by the IBM Content Services MCP Server MCP server (mohamedarif-m/filenet-mcp-localfile). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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