Get folder metadata, linked sifts, and document list for a specific folder.
AI agents call get_folder to retrieve information from Sifter 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 existing data (folder metadata, linked sifts, document lists) without side effects. It is purely informational, consistent with other Read-category tools like 'list_sifts', 'list_records', and 'get_sift' on the same server. The verb 'Get' and the absence of any mutating operations confirm the Read classification.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_folder' and description 'Get folder metadata, linked sifts, and document list' indicate retrieval operations. No modification, deletion, or execution capabilities are described.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_folder gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Sifter, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_folder:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_folder": {}
}
}get_folder is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get folder metadata, linked sifts, and document list for a specific folder. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sifter MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sifter MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_folder: 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 Sifter. Nothing to install.
get_folder 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_folder 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_folder. 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_folder is provided by the Sifter MCP server (sifter-ai/sifter). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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