AI agents call suggest_related_passages to retrieve information from Bible MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or suggests data from the Bible corpus based on semantic relationships. There is no indication it modifies, deletes, executes code, or performs financial operations. It fits the 'Read' category as a retrieval-only function. The severity is low because misuse (requesting related passages) poses minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool is named 'suggest_related_passages' and is part of a Bible search/retrieval MCP server. The description is empty, but based on the server's documented purpose ('semantic search and retrieval') and sibling tools (search_bible, lookup_passage,…
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suggest_related_passages. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Bible MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Bible MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for suggest_related_passages: 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 Bible MCP. Nothing to install.
suggest_related_passages 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 suggest_related_passages 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 suggest_related_passages. 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.
suggest_related_passages is provided by the Bible MCP server (parsifal295/bible-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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