Get a single document by its documentId. Supports field selection and population of relations.
AI agents call find_one to retrieve information from Strapi Content MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves a single document from the Strapi CMS based on its ID. This is a read-only operation that queries existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. The blast radius is minimal as it only exposes data the user already has access to through standard Strapi permissions. Confidence is high because the description unambiguously indicates a GET-style retrieval operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get a single document by its documentId' with support for 'field selection and population of relations' - pure retrieval operation with no modification of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a single document by its documentId. Supports field selection and population of relations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Strapi Content MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Strapi Content MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_one: 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 Strapi Content MCP. Nothing to install.
find_one 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 find_one 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 find_one. 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.
find_one is provided by the Strapi Content MCP server (paulbratslavsky/strapi-content-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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