List the nearest chest contents (within 4 blocks) with item names and counts.
AI agents call get_chest_contents to retrieve information from Minecraft Survival MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves inventory data from a nearby chest without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely observational, making it a Read category risk. Severity is low because reading game object contents in a Minecraft server poses minimal risk; no real-world systems, financial transactions, or irreversible changes are affected.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_chest_contents' and description 'List the nearest chest contents (within 4 blocks) with item names and counts' — this is a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.
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List the nearest chest contents (within 4 blocks) with item names and counts. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Minecraft Survival MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Minecraft Survival MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_chest_contents: 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 Minecraft Survival MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_chest_contents 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_chest_contents 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_chest_contents. 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_chest_contents is provided by the Minecraft Survival MCP Server MCP server (netherite-stack/minecraft-survival-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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