get_topic_info
AI agents call get_topic_info to retrieve information from USCardForum MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool appears to fetch metadata or details about a forum topic. Despite the empty description, the naming convention and server context (a read-focused forum browser with tools for discovering and reading content) indicate this is a retrieval operation with no data modification, deletion, or financial impact. Classified as Read with medium-high confidence due to lack of explicit description.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_topic_info' indicates retrieval of topic information. Server context shows this is part of a Discourse forum interaction tool suite with other read-only tools like 'get_all_topic_posts', 'get_categories', 'get_notifications', 'get_top_topics'.
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get_topic_info. It is categorised as a Read tool in the USCardForum MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the USCardForum MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_topic_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 USCardForum MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_topic_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 get_topic_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 get_topic_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.
get_topic_info is provided by the USCardForum MCP Server MCP server (rhettlong/uscardforum-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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