Find paralogous genes within the same species (genes related by duplication). Complements find_orthologs.
AI agents call find_paralogs to retrieve information from AGR MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves information about paralogous gene relationships from the Alliance of Genome Resources database. It has no side effects, creates no data modifications, executes no external operations, and poses no destructive or financial risk. It is a straightforward read operation consistent with other similar tools on the server (find_orthologs, get_gene_info, etc.).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'find_paralogs' and description 'Find paralogous genes within the same species (genes related by duplication)' indicate a query operation that retrieves genomic relationship data without modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary code.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Find paralogous genes within the same species (genes related by duplication). Complements find_orthologs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AGR MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AGR MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_paralogs: 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 AGR MCP Server. Nothing to install.
find_paralogs 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 find_paralogs 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 find_paralogs. 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.
find_paralogs is provided by the AGR MCP Server MCP server (nuin/agr-mcp-server-js). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →