Get the Overlord server version.
AI agents call get_version to retrieve information from Overlord MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation to fetch metadata (server version) with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no irreversible actions. It is strictly informational and poses minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_version' and description 'Get the Overlord server version' indicate a simple query operation that retrieves version information without modifying, executing, or deleting any data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the Overlord server version. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Overlord MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Overlord MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_version: 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 Overlord MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_version 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_version 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_version. 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_version is provided by the Overlord MCP Server MCP server (skeeminator/overlord-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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