Get current date and time.
AI agents call now to retrieve information from DCI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a simple query operation that reads the system clock and returns current date/time information. It has no capability to modify, delete, or execute any actions. No financial impact. Low blast radius if misused—an agent cannot cause harm by requesting the current time.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'now' with description 'Get current date and time' retrieves temporal data with no side effects or modifications.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get current date and time. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DCI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DCI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for now: 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 DCI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
now 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 now 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 now. 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.
now is provided by the DCI MCP Server MCP server (redhat-community-ai-tools/dci-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →