Get detailed information about a plugin from the WordPress.org repository
AI agents call get_plugin_details to retrieve information from mcp-wordpress-instaWP 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 plugin metadata from a public repository without modifying any data or triggering execution. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_plugin_details' and description 'Get detailed information about a plugin from the WordPress.org repository' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a plugin from the WordPress.org repository. It is categorised as a Read tool in the mcp-wordpress-instaWP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the mcp-wordpress-instaWP MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_plugin_details: 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 mcp-wordpress-instaWP. Nothing to install.
get_plugin_details 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_plugin_details 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_plugin_details. 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_plugin_details is provided by the mcp-wordpress-instaWP MCP server (pace8/mcp-wordpress). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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