📖 GET DETAILED SECTION METADATA for specific document granules. Returns title, heading, section ranges (e.g., § 1.1 to § 392.4), granule class (NODE/TOC), and download links for HTML, PDF, XML formats. Tested: CFR Department of Homeland Security chapter shows complete section coverage with direc...
AI agents call package_granulates_summary to retrieve information from Gov info api without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and provides access to detailed metadata about document granules in the US government database. It only queries and returns information (titles, headings, section ranges, links) without any capability to create, modify, delete, or execute operations.
From the tool's definition Tool returns metadata including 'title, heading, section ranges' and 'download links' with no indication of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities. The description emphasizes retrieval: 'GET DETAILED SECTION METADATA', 'Returns', 'access links'.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
📖 GET DETAILED SECTION METADATA for specific document granules. Returns title, heading, section ranges (e.g., § 1.1 to § 392.4), granule class (NODE/TOC), and download links for HTML, PDF, XML formats. Tested: CFR Department of Homeland Security chapter shows complete section coverage with direct access links. Perfect for accessing specific regulation sections within large CFR volumes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gov info api MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Gov info api MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for package_granulates_summary: 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 Gov info api. Nothing to install.
package_granulates_summary 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 package_granulates_summary 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 package_granulates_summary. 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.
package_granulates_summary is provided by the Gov info api MCP server (n00dlefr34k/gov-info-api-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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