Get detailed information about a specific Confluence space by ID
AI agents call get_space_by_id to retrieve information from Confluence MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata about a Confluence space without side effects. It performs a simple lookup/query operation. Even if an AI agent calls this with an arbitrary space ID, the worst outcome is learning properties of a space it may not have intended to inspect, which is a low-severity information disclosure within an already-authenticated Confluence environment.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_space_by_id' and description states 'Get detailed information about a specific Confluence space by ID' - both indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a specific Confluence space by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Confluence MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Confluence MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_space_by_id: 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 Confluence MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_space_by_id 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_space_by_id 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_space_by_id. 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_space_by_id is provided by the Confluence MCP Server MCP server (olson3r/confluence-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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