Get all connections for a note: outgoing links, backlinks, tags.
AI agents call get_note_connections to retrieve information from Obsidian Modified without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool reads and returns metadata about note relationships (outgoing links, backlinks, tags) from an Obsidian vault. It performs no write, execute, destructive, or financial operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an agent could over-query or gather information about vault structure, but cannot modify or delete data. Categorized as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get all connections for a note: outgoing links, backlinks, tags' — purely retrieval operations with no modification, execution, or deletion. The verbs 'get' and 'retrieve' indicate data querying without side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get all connections for a note: outgoing links, backlinks, tags. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Obsidian Modified MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Obsidian Modified MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_note_connections: 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 Obsidian Modified. Nothing to install.
get_note_connections 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_note_connections 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_note_connections. 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_note_connections is provided by the Obsidian Modified MCP server (@marwansaab/obsidian-modified-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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