Lists all available Volto block types (e.g.,
AI agents call plone_get_block_schemas to retrieve information from Plone MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves metadata about available block types in a Plone CMS system. It performs no writes, deletions, code execution, or financial operations. The action of listing/enumerating system schemas is informational only, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'plone_get_block_schemas' and description indicates it 'Lists all available Volto block types', which is a pure retrieval operation with no data modification or side effects.
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Lists all available Volto block types (e.g.,. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Plone MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Plone MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for plone_get_block_schemas: 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 Plone MCP Server. Nothing to install.
plone_get_block_schemas 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 plone_get_block_schemas 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 plone_get_block_schemas. 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.
plone_get_block_schemas is provided by the Plone MCP Server MCP server (plone/plone-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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