AI agents call odp_get_application to retrieve information from USPTO Patent MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries patent application data from the USPTO database with no side effects. Despite the empty description, the naming convention and context of sibling tools (all get_* operations for data retrieval) strongly indicate this is a read operation that accesses publicly available patent information. There is no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or trigger external actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'odp_get_application' indicates retrieval of patent application data. Sibling tools like 'get_patent_litigation', 'get_office_action_text', and 'get_citation_metrics' are all read-only retrieval operations, confirming this server provides data…
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access odp_get_application gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and USPTO Patent MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for odp_get_application:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"odp_get_application": {}
}
}odp_get_application is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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odp_get_application. It is categorised as a Read tool in the USPTO Patent MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the USPTO Patent MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for odp_get_application: 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 USPTO Patent MCP Server. Nothing to install.
odp_get_application 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 odp_get_application 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 odp_get_application. 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.
odp_get_application is provided by the USPTO Patent MCP Server MCP server (riemannzeta/patent_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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