get-documentation · Equinox MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-documentation does on Equinox MCP Server

AI agents call get-documentation to retrieve information from Equinox MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-documentation needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries documentation content from either GitHub or local files. It performs a read-only operation without modifying, deleting, or executing any code. The action is informational in nature, making it a standard Read category tool with low severity and blast radius.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-documentation' and description 'Retrieve full documentation for requested sections' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-documentation

What does the get-documentation tool do? +

Retrieve full documentation for requested sections. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Equinox MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-documentation? +

Register the Equinox MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-documentation: 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 Equinox MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-documentation? +

get-documentation is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-documentation? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-documentation 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.

How do I block get-documentation completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-documentation. 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.

What MCP server provides get-documentation? +

get-documentation is provided by the Equinox MCP Server MCP server (s27183/equinox-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.