Parse a single .bb or .bbappend file and return all raw variable assignments. Never evaluates variables.
AI agents call parse_recipe_file to retrieve information from Mcp Bitbake without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only reads and parses a recipe file, extracting raw variable assignments without any evaluation, modification, or execution. It is a pure read operation with minimal blast radius.
From the tool's definition Parse a single .bb or .bbappend file and return all raw variable assignments. Never evaluates variables.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Parse a single .bb or .bbappend file and return all raw variable assignments. Never evaluates variables. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Bitbake MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Bitbake MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for parse_recipe_file: 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 Bitbake. Nothing to install.
parse_recipe_file 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 parse_recipe_file 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 parse_recipe_file. 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.
parse_recipe_file is provided by the Mcp Bitbake MCP server (pkt-lab/mcp-bitbake). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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