Checks if the item inherits from the specified template by its ID.
AI agents call common-test-base-template-by-id 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 simple check or test of an item's template inheritance relationship. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute code. The operation is informational only, examining existing data to determine if a condition is true. This is consistent with Read category tools that retrieve or query data with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'test' and description states it 'Checks if the item inherits from the specified template' — a read-only query operation that retrieves/verifies inheritance information without modifying data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Checks if the item inherits from the specified template by its ID. 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-test-base-template-by-id: 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-test-base-template-by-id 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-test-base-template-by-id 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-test-base-template-by-id. 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-test-base-template-by-id 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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