get-hot-question · zhihu MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-hot-question does on zhihu MCP Server

AI agents call get-hot-question to retrieve information from zhihu MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-hot-question needs a policy

This tool retrieves or queries public hot questions from Zhihu with filtering by time period (hourly, daily, weekly rankings). It performs no modifications, deletions, or external actions. The operation is read-only data retrieval, making it a Read category tool with low severity impact.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-hot-question' and description '获取热点问题，可以获取小时榜、日榜、周榜' (Get hot questions, can get hourly, daily, weekly rankings) indicates a retrieval operation with no side effects.

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Questions about get-hot-question

What does the get-hot-question tool do? +

获取热点问题，可以获取小时榜、日榜、周榜。. It is categorised as a Read tool in the zhihu MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-hot-question? +

Register the zhihu MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-hot-question: 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 zhihu MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-hot-question? +

get-hot-question is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-hot-question? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-hot-question 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.

How do I block get-hot-question completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-hot-question. 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.

What MCP server provides get-hot-question? +

get-hot-question is provided by the zhihu MCP Server MCP server (morrain/zhihumcpserver). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.