Get detailed definition of a specific API
AI agents call get_api_detail to retrieve information from Swagger Mcp Tool without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a pure read operation that queries and retrieves API documentation data without side effects. It does not execute code, modify data, delete resources, or commit financial transactions. The sibling tools (get_schema, list_api_groups, search_apis) are all read-only retrieval operations, consistent with this classification.
From the tool's definition The tool 'get_api_detail' retrieves detailed definition of a specific API from Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed definition of a specific API. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Swagger Mcp Tool MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Swagger Mcp Tool MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_api_detail: 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 Swagger Mcp Tool. Nothing to install.
get_api_detail 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_api_detail 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_api_detail. 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_api_detail is provided by the Swagger Mcp Tool MCP server (sdlbp/swagger-mcp-tool). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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