security-get-role-by-identity · Sitecore MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What security-get-role-by-identity does on SitecoreMCP

AI agents call security-get-role-by-identity 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 security-get-role-by-identity needs a policy

This tool retrieves role information by identity lookup. It queries data without side effects, modification, or triggering external operations. The action is purely informational and read-only, consistent with the 'Read' category. Low severity because role metadata retrieval poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get a Sitecore role by its identity' — a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of commands.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about security-get-role-by-identity

What does the security-get-role-by-identity tool do? +

Get a Sitecore role by its identity. 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 security-get-role-by-identity? +

Register the Sitecore MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for security-get-role-by-identity: 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 security-get-role-by-identity? +

security-get-role-by-identity is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit security-get-role-by-identity? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the security-get-role-by-identity 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 security-get-role-by-identity completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for security-get-role-by-identity. 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 security-get-role-by-identity? +

security-get-role-by-identity 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.