Get a folder and its immediate contents by id or path.
AI agents call folders_get to retrieve information from Apple Notes MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves folder metadata and lists immediate contents without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely a read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent—worst case would be information disclosure of local notes the agent can already access.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'folders_get' and description states 'Get a folder and its immediate contents by id or path.' This is a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a folder and its immediate contents by id or path. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apple Notes MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apple Notes MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for folders_get: 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 Apple Notes MCP. Nothing to install.
folders_get 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 folders_get 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 folders_get. 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.
folders_get is provided by the Apple Notes MCP server (renatoaraujo/apple-notes-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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