help

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why help needs a policy

This tool purely retrieves and displays documentation/help information about available tools and workflows. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, and only returns informational content to the user.

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Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access help gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control help

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Deep Thinker, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for help:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "help": {}
  }
}

help is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

Create a free account and register Deep Thinker — nothing to install.
Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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FAQ

Questions about help

What does the help tool do? +

Discover deep-thinker tools and learn usage workflows. Shows tools grouped by category with quick-start examples. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Deep Thinker MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on help? +

Register the Deep Thinker MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for help: 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 Deep Thinker. Nothing to install.

What risk level is help? +

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

Can I rate-limit help? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the help 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 help completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for help. 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 help? +

help is provided by the Deep Thinker MCP server (nachosystems/deep-thinker). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Deep Thinker tool call.

Start from Deep Thinker, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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