AI agents call export_report to retrieve information from Redcap without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves/exports an existing saved report from REDCap, which is a read operation with no side effects. Severity is medium because research data in REDCap can be sensitive (PHI, PII), so unauthorized export could be a privacy concern, but the tool itself does not modify or delete data.
From the tool's definition Export a saved REDCap report by its ID
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Export a saved REDCap report by its ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Redcap MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Redcap MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for export_report: 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 Redcap. Nothing to install.
export_report 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 export_report 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 export_report. 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.
export_report is provided by the Redcap MCP server (msicilia/mcp-server-redcap). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
export_report is one line of Redcap's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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