Validate .base file content syntax and structure.
AI agents call validate_base to retrieve information from Graph Rag Obsidian without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Validation is a non-destructive inspection operation that queries the structure and syntax of a .base file without creating, modifying, or deleting any content. It poses minimal risk even if misused by an agent, as the worst outcome would be false positives/negatives in validation results. This clearly falls under the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'validate_base' and description 'Validate .base file content syntax and structure' indicate inspection/verification operations only. The verb 'validate' is a read-only check that examines but does not modify or delete data.
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Validate .base file content syntax and structure. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Graph Rag Obsidian MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Graph Rag Obsidian MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for validate_base: 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 Graph Rag Obsidian. Nothing to install.
validate_base 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 validate_base 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 validate_base. 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.
validate_base is provided by the Graph Rag Obsidian MCP server (nickshffer/graph-rag-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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