Get detailed information about a specific allele/variant by its identifier.
AI agents call get_allele_info 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 genomics data from the Alliance of Genome Resources and retrieves information about alleles/variants. It performs a read-only lookup operation with no side effects, data modification, code execution, or destructive actions. The input is a simple identifier lookup, and the output is informational only. This is a standard Read category tool typical of genomics data retrieval APIs.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_allele_info' and description 'Get detailed information about a specific allele/variant by its identifier' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a specific allele/variant by its identifier. 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 get_allele_info: 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.
get_allele_info 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_allele_info 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_allele_info. 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_allele_info 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 →