Get metadata about an uploaded file (user_upload) or downloaded file (direct_download).
AI agents call reality_defender_get_file_info to retrieve information from Reality Defender MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns file metadata without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational in nature, making it a Read category tool with low severity since file metadata exposure has minimal blast radius for an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it retrieves metadata about uploaded or downloaded files with 'Get metadata about' - a read-only operation that does not modify or execute anything.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get metadata about an uploaded file (user_upload) or downloaded file (direct_download). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Reality Defender MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Reality Defender MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for reality_defender_get_file_info: 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 Reality Defender MCP Server. Nothing to install.
reality_defender_get_file_info 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 reality_defender_get_file_info 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 reality_defender_get_file_info. 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.
reality_defender_get_file_info is provided by the Reality Defender MCP Server MCP server (reality-defender/eng-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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