get_knowledge_base_article
AI agents call get_knowledge_base_article to retrieve information from RunWhen Platform MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves knowledge base article data. The 'get' prefix is characteristic of Read operations that query or fetch data. No destructive, executable, financial, or write operations are implied by the name. The lack of description lowers confidence slightly, but the naming convention strongly suggests a simple read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_knowledge_base_article' with no description provided. The 'get' prefix indicates a retrieval operation that reads existing data without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_knowledge_base_article. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RunWhen Platform MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the RunWhen Platform MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_knowledge_base_article: 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 RunWhen Platform MCP. Nothing to install.
get_knowledge_base_article 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_article 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_article. 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_article is provided by the RunWhen Platform MCP server (runwhen-contrib/runwhen-platform-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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