get-poem · Pplog MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-poem does on Pplog

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

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-poem needs a policy

This tool performs a simple data retrieval operation based on a poem ID parameter. It queries existing data without modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could retrieve unwanted poems but cannot alter, delete, or cause financial harm.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-poem' and description 'Retrieves a poem from pplog by ID' indicate a read-only retrieval operation with no side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-poem

What does the get-poem tool do? +

Retrieves a poem from pplog by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pplog MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-poem? +

Register the Pplog MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-poem: 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 Pplog. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-poem? +

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

Can I rate-limit get-poem? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-poem 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 get-poem completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-poem. 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 get-poem? +

get-poem is provided by the Pplog MCP server (oci:ghcr.io/esaio/pplog-mcp-server:0.4.1). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.