Fetch the full SKILL.md content for a named skill. Set include_references=true to inline every linked reference file (the official Google docs the skill builds on). Always read the returned skill in full before acting on it — it contains step-by-step procedures, prerequisites, and verification st...
AI agents call get_skill to retrieve information from Android Skills MCP 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 Android development documentation and best practices from Google's library. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute any code or commands. The returned content is informational guidance that developers must manually decide to act upon. This is a straightforward Read operation with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Fetch the full SKILL.md content' and 'inline every linked reference file'. The action is retrieval-only with no modification, creation, deletion, or execution of code/commands.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_skill gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Android Skills MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_skill:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_skill": {}
}
}get_skill is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Fetch the full SKILL.md content for a named skill. Set include_references=true to inline every linked reference file (the official Google docs the skill builds on). Always read the returned skill in full before acting on it — it contains step-by-step procedures, prerequisites, and verification steps you must follow. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Android Skills MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Android Skills MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_skill: 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 Android Skills MCP. Nothing to install.
get_skill 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_skill 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_skill. 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_skill is provided by the Android Skills MCP server (skydoves/android-skills-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 3 Android Skills MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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