Gets a list of items found in the specified archive.
AI agents call common-get-archive-item to retrieve information from SitecoreMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a query/retrieval of archived items without side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or move money. The action is read-only and returns information about existing archived items.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate it 'Gets a list of items found in the specified archive' — a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
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Gets a list of items found in the specified archive. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SitecoreMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sitecore MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for common-get-archive-item: 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 SitecoreMCP. Nothing to install.
common-get-archive-item 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 common-get-archive-item 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 common-get-archive-item. 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.
common-get-archive-item is provided by the Sitecore MCP server (ramseur/mcp-sitecore-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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