Get detailed information about a knowledge base via Open WebUI API
AI agents call get_knowledge_base_info to retrieve information from Open WebUI Knowledge Base MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves metadata/information about a knowledge base without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a straightforward Read operation with minimal security risk—the blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure from the knowledge base.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get detailed information about a knowledge base' — a retrieval operation with no modification capability. Sibling tools 'list_knowledge_bases' and 'search_knowledge_base' confirm a read-only pattern.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a knowledge base via Open WebUI API. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Open WebUI Knowledge Base MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Open WebUI Knowledge Base MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_knowledge_base_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 Open WebUI Knowledge Base MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_knowledge_base_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_knowledge_base_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_knowledge_base_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_knowledge_base_info is provided by the Open WebUI Knowledge Base MCP Server MCP server (ronasit/open-webui-mcp-server-python). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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