summary

Short summary for a prediction (organism, sequence, mean pLDDT).

Server Mcp Alphafold pipeworx-io/mcp-alphafold
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What summary does on Mcp Alphafold

AI agents call summary to retrieve information from Mcp Alphafold without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why summary needs a policy

This tool queries and returns existing AlphaFold prediction metadata without creating, modifying, executing code, or deleting data. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation with no side effects or security risk beyond typical data access controls.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it retrieves a "short summary for a prediction" including organism, sequence, and mean pLDDT metrics. The verb 'retrieves' and the read-only nature of obtaining prediction metadata indicate no modifications occur.

Questions about summary

What does the summary tool do? +

Short summary for a prediction (organism, sequence, mean pLDDT). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Alphafold MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on summary? +

Register the Mcp Alphafold MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for summary: 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 Alphafold. Nothing to install.

What risk level is summary? +

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

Can I rate-limit summary? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the summary 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 summary completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for summary. 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 summary? +

summary is provided by the Mcp Alphafold MCP server (pipeworx-io/mcp-alphafold). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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