get-publishable-keys · Openfort MCP Server MCP

WHAT IT DOES

What get-publishable-keys does on Openfort MCP Server

AI agents call get-publishable-keys to retrieve information from Openfort MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-publishable-keys needs a policy

This tool retrieves existing publishable keys from the active project. It is a query/get operation that only reads data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. Publishable keys are non-secret credentials intended for public use, so exposure of the retrieval capability poses minimal risk compared to secret key retrieval or key creation/deletion operations.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-publishable-keys' and description 'Get the publishable keys of the active project' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-publishable-keys

What does the get-publishable-keys tool do? +

Get the publishable keys of the active project. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Openfort MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-publishable-keys? +

Register the Openfort MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-publishable-keys: 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 Openfort MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-publishable-keys? +

get-publishable-keys is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-publishable-keys? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-publishable-keys 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.

How do I block get-publishable-keys completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-publishable-keys. 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.

What MCP server provides get-publishable-keys? +

get-publishable-keys is provided by the Openfort MCP Server MCP server (openfort-xyz/-deprecated-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.