Search the freeCodeCamp news RSS feed by title and description.
AI agents call fcc_news_parser to retrieve information from Mcp Examples without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and searches data from a public RSS feed. The operation is read-only with no side effects, no code execution, and no data modification. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve news articles from a public feed.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search the freeCodeCamp news RSS feed by title and description' — a search operation that queries an RSS feed without modifying or executing external operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search the freeCodeCamp news RSS feed by title and description. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Examples MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Examples MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fcc_news_parser: 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 Examples. Nothing to install.
fcc_news_parser 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 fcc_news_parser 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 fcc_news_parser. 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.
fcc_news_parser is provided by the Mcp Examples MCP server (psyll0n/mcp-examples). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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