item_dependent_upon
AI agents call item_dependent_upon to retrieve information from ArcGIS MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Given the context of ArcGIS item management tooling and the naming convention, this tool most likely retrieves dependency relationships for an item—a read operation with no side effects. However, confidence is moderate (0.6) due to the empty description providing no explicit confirmation of intended functionality. If this tool actually modifies dependencies or executes workflows, severity should be higher.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'item_dependent_upon' suggests a query operation to retrieve dependency information about an item.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
item_dependent_upon. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ArcGIS MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ArcGIS MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for item_dependent_upon: 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 ArcGIS MCP. Nothing to install.
item_dependent_upon 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 item_dependent_upon 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 item_dependent_upon. 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.
item_dependent_upon is provided by the ArcGIS MCP server (renemorenow/arcgis-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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