Read a specific note from the palace by path or title. Returns the full note content and metadata.
AI agents call palace_read to retrieve information from Obsidian Palace MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves note content and metadata from the Obsidian vault without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation with no capability to alter state, execute code, or cause irreversible changes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'palace_read' and description 'Read a specific note from the palace by path or title. Returns the full note content and metadata.' explicitly describes a read operation that retrieves data without modification or side effects.
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Read a specific note from the palace by path or title. Returns the full note content and metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Obsidian Palace MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Obsidian Palace MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for palace_read: 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 Obsidian Palace MCP. Nothing to install.
palace_read 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 palace_read 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 palace_read. 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.
palace_read is provided by the Obsidian Palace MCP server (probably-computers/obsidian-palace-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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