🏷️ [SMART FILTER] Find files in a project by their tags. Use to discover files with specific labels or categories. Helpful when you know the type of content you
AI agents call memory_bank_get_files_by_tags to retrieve information from Memory Bank Mcp Mongodb without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and filters files based on tag criteria without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely a data retrieval function with no side effects, fitting squarely in the Read category. Low severity because unauthorized file discovery, while a privacy concern, does not enable further harmful actions without additional tools.
From the tool's definition Tool name indicates 'get_files_by_tags' and description states 'Find files in a project by their tags' and 'discover files with specific labels or categories' — these are query/search operations with no modification or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
🏷️ [SMART FILTER] Find files in a project by their tags. Use to discover files with specific labels or categories. Helpful when you know the type of content you. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Memory Bank Mcp Mongodb MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Memory Bank Mcp Mongodb MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for memory_bank_get_files_by_tags: 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 Memory Bank Mcp Mongodb. Nothing to install.
memory_bank_get_files_by_tags 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 memory_bank_get_files_by_tags 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 memory_bank_get_files_by_tags. 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.
memory_bank_get_files_by_tags is provided by the Memory Bank Mcp Mongodb MCP server (sato-isolated/memory-bank-mcp-mongo). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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