AI agents call get_locked_files to retrieve information from CoordMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries file lock information to help coordinate multiple agents and prevent conflicts. It has no side effects—it only reads the current lock state. The name unambiguously indicates a query/retrieval operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_locked_files' indicates a retrieval operation that queries the state of file locks without modifying them. The verb 'get' is a read operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_locked_files. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CoordMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Coord MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_locked_files: 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 CoordMCP. Nothing to install.
get_locked_files 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_locked_files 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_locked_files. 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_locked_files is provided by the Coord MCP server (siddiquesahabaj/coordmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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