[READ-ONLY] Detailed info about an APEX page: regions, items, processes, dynamic actions, validations.
AI agents call apex_describe_page to retrieve information from Oracle APEX MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns structural information about APEX application pages. It has no side effects, does not execute code, and does not modify or delete data. The read-only designation and the nature of inspection/introspection operations clearly place it in the Read category with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool explicitly marked [READ-ONLY] in description. It retrieves detailed metadata about APEX page components (regions, items, processes, dynamic actions, validations) without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.
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[READ-ONLY] Detailed info about an APEX page: regions, items, processes, dynamic actions, validations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Oracle APEX MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Oracle APEX MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for apex_describe_page: 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 Oracle APEX MCP Server. Nothing to install.
apex_describe_page 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 apex_describe_page 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 apex_describe_page. 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.
apex_describe_page is provided by the Oracle APEX MCP Server MCP server (silviosotelo/oracle-apex-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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