item-service-get-languages · Sitecore MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What item-service-get-languages does on SitecoreMCP

AI agents call item-service-get-languages 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.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why item-service-get-languages needs a policy

This tool performs a simple query operation to retrieve language metadata from a Sitecore instance. It retrieves existing data without side effects, modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary operations. The read-only nature and informational scope (language configuration) make this a low-severity read operation.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'item-service-get-languages' with description 'Get Sitecore languages' indicates retrieval of language configuration data with no modification capability.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about item-service-get-languages

What does the item-service-get-languages tool do? +

Get Sitecore languages. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SitecoreMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on item-service-get-languages? +

Register the Sitecore MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for item-service-get-languages: 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.

What risk level is item-service-get-languages? +

item-service-get-languages is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit item-service-get-languages? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the item-service-get-languages 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.

How do I block item-service-get-languages completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for item-service-get-languages. 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.

What MCP server provides item-service-get-languages? +

item-service-get-languages 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.