Retrieve the full content of a specific documentation page. Use after hana_search to get complete details from a relevant document.
AI agents call hana_get_doc to retrieve information from SAP HANA CLI without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries documentation content without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval function that returns information to the user. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent cannot cause damage by reading documentation, only potentially gather unnecessary information.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Retrieve the full content of a specific documentation page.' The verb 'retrieve' and the action of reading documentation indicates a read-only operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve the full content of a specific documentation page. Use after hana_search to get complete details from a relevant document. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SAP HANA CLI MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SAP HANA CLI MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hana_get_doc: 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 SAP HANA CLI. Nothing to install.
hana_get_doc 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 hana_get_doc 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 hana_get_doc. 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.
hana_get_doc is provided by the SAP HANA CLI MCP server (hana-cli). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
hana_get_doc is one line of SAP HANA CLI's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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