AI agents call list_recent_yok_tez to retrieve information from YokTez MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool appears to list recent theses from the YÖK National Thesis Center database. Based on naming conventions and the broader server context (metadata retrieval, search, and content access), it retrieves or queries data without side effects. No evidence of mutation, deletion, or execution.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_recent_yok_tez' and sibling tools like 'get_yok_tez_document_markdown', 'get_yok_tez_thesis_details', 'search_yok_tez_by_anabilim_dali' all indicate retrieval/query operations.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_recent_yok_tez gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and YokTez MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_recent_yok_tez:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_recent_yok_tez": {}
}
}list_recent_yok_tez is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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list_recent_yok_tez. It is categorised as a Read tool in the YokTez MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the YokTez MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_recent_yok_tez: 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 YokTez MCP. Nothing to install.
list_recent_yok_tez 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 list_recent_yok_tez 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 list_recent_yok_tez. 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.
list_recent_yok_tez is provided by the YokTez MCP server (saidsurucu/yoktez-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 6 YokTez MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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6 YokTez MCP tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.