List all cards in a project.
AI agents call get_all_cards_by_project to retrieve information from FlashCardsMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns existing flash cards from a specified project without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval function with no side effects, fitting the Read category. Severity is low because the blast radius of misuse is limited to unauthorized information access within the flash card database, with no destructive or financial consequences.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_all_cards_by_project' and description 'List all cards in a project' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all cards in a project. It is categorised as a Read tool in the FlashCardsMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the FlashCards MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_all_cards_by_project: 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 FlashCardsMCP. Nothing to install.
get_all_cards_by_project 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_all_cards_by_project 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_all_cards_by_project. 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_all_cards_by_project is provided by the FlashCards MCP server (mtib/flash-cards-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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