Get the full definition of a glossary term by its slug.
AI agents call get_glossario to retrieve information from Philosophy without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and returns existing glossary data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure query function that reads from a philosophy corpus database. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an agent could only retrieve more definitions than intended, which poses no security or operational risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the full definition of a glossary term by its slug' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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Get the full definition of a glossary term by its slug. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Philosophy MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Philosophy MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_glossario: 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 Philosophy. Nothing to install.
get_glossario 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_glossario 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_glossario. 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_glossario is provided by the Philosophy MCP server (s3b4hjr/philosophy-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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