get-publication · Paragraph MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-publication does on Paragraph MCP

AI agents call get-publication to retrieve information from Paragraph MCP 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-publication needs a policy

This tool retrieves publication metadata—a read-only query operation. It fetches information about an existing publication without creating, modifying, deleting, executing code, or initiating financial transactions. The verb 'Get' and lack of any side-effect language confirm it is a Read category tool with low severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-publication' and description 'Get metadata about a Paragraph publication by ID, slug, or custom domain' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-publication

What does the get-publication tool do? +

Get metadata about a Paragraph publication by ID, slug, or custom domain. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Paragraph MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-publication? +

Register the Paragraph MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-publication: 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 Paragraph MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-publication? +

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

Can I rate-limit get-publication? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-publication 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-publication completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-publication. 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-publication? +

get-publication is provided by the Paragraph MCP server (paragraph-xyz/paragraph-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.