get_user_topics
AI agents call get_user_topics to retrieve information from USCardForum MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves user-generated topics from the forum, which is a read-only data retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external commands. No side effects or irreversible actions are implied. Confidence is 0.85 rather than higher because the description is empty, requiring inference from naming convention and server context.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_user_topics' indicates a retrieval operation. In the context of a Discourse-based forum server with sibling tools like get_notifications, get_current_session, and get_categories (all clearly Read operations), this tool follows the same pattern…
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get_user_topics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the USCardForum MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the USCardForum MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_user_topics: 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 USCardForum MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_user_topics 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 get_user_topics 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 get_user_topics. 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.
get_user_topics is provided by the USCardForum MCP Server MCP server (raidenrock/uscardforum-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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