Get available language versions of a Wikipedia article
AI agents call wiki_get_languages to retrieve information from Wikipedia MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about language versions of Wikipedia articles. It performs a read-only query with no ability to modify, delete, or execute operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only discover which language versions of an article exist, which is publicly available information. No authentication bypasses, data corruption, or external system impacts are possible.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'wiki_get_languages' and description 'Get available language versions of a Wikipedia article' indicate a retrieval operation with no mutation or side effects. This is a straightforward query that lists metadata about available language editions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get available language versions of a Wikipedia article. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Wikipedia MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Wikipedia MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for wiki_get_languages: 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 Wikipedia MCP Server. Nothing to install.
wiki_get_languages 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 wiki_get_languages 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 wiki_get_languages. 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.
wiki_get_languages is provided by the Wikipedia MCP Server MCP server (msilverblatt/wiki-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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