Get full context for a Laravel Nova resource: model, fields, actions, filters, lenses, metrics. Use to understand a Nova admin resource before modifying it. Read-only. Returns JSON: { resource, model, fields, actions, filters, lenses, metrics }.
AI agents call get_nova_resource to retrieve information from Trace without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries configuration data about a Laravel Nova resource without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It returns metadata about model, fields, actions, filters, lenses, and metrics in a read-only manner. No side effects, no code execution, no data manipulation. Clear fit for Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_nova_resource' and description explicitly states 'Read-only' and 'Use to understand a Nova admin resource before modifying it.' The output is structured information (JSON) about a Laravel Nova resource's properties.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_nova_resource gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Trace, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_nova_resource:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_nova_resource": {}
}
}get_nova_resource is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get full context for a Laravel Nova resource: model, fields, actions, filters, lenses, metrics. Use to understand a Nova admin resource before modifying it. Read-only. Returns JSON: { resource, model, fields, actions, filters, lenses, metrics }. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Trace MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Trace MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_nova_resource: 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 Trace. Nothing to install.
get_nova_resource 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_nova_resource 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_nova_resource. 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_nova_resource is provided by the Trace MCP server (nikolai-vysotskyi/trace-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 178 Trace tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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