citationProvider
AI agents call citationProvider to retrieve information from RAG MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Based on the server's purpose (retrieval-augmented generation with citation-based responses) and the tool name, citationProvider likely retrieves and formats citations from indexed documents to support generated responses. This is a read-only operation with no data modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary code. No side effects are expected from retrieving citations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'citationProvider' suggests retrieval and attribution of citations from documents. Server context indicates citation-based responses are a core feature of this RAG system. The description is empty, limiting direct evidence.
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citationProvider. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RAG MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the RAG MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for citationProvider: 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 RAG MCP Server. Nothing to install.
citationProvider 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 citationProvider 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 citationProvider. 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.
citationProvider is provided by the RAG MCP Server MCP server (nsantra/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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