Download a PhilArchive record
AI agents call get_fulltext 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.
The tool downloads/retrieves a philosophy paper or text from PhilArchive. This is a read operation—it queries and retrieves data with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no destructive action. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an agent could retrieve unintended documents but cannot modify, delete, or execute anything through this tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_fulltext' and description 'Download a PhilArchive record' indicate retrieval of existing content without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Download a PhilArchive record. 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_fulltext: 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_fulltext 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_fulltext 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_fulltext. 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_fulltext is provided by the Philosophy MCP server (sea9401/philosophy-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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