AI agents call get_law_outline to retrieve information from Ris without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool performs a read-only query to retrieve structural metadata (table of contents) from Austrian federal law statutes. It returns informational content without side effects, fitting the 'Read' category for data retrieval operations. The severity is low because accessing public legal reference material poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Return full table of contents for a statute' with '§ numbers with their headings, grouped by section.' This is a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Return full table of contents for a statute: § numbers with their headings, grouped by section. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ris MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ris MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_law_outline: 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 Ris. Nothing to install.
get_law_outline 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_law_outline 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_law_outline. 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_law_outline is provided by the Ris MCP server (noahpfi/ris-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
get_law_outline is one line of Ris's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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