AI agents call get_icons to retrieve information from Spindle 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 query operation to fetch icon metadata/listings from the Spindle design system. It has no side effects, cannot modify state, and poses minimal security risk. Consistent with sibling tools (get_accessibility_docs, get_component_info, get_components, etc.) which are all informational retrieval operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_icons' and description stating it retrieves a list of icons ("アイコンの一覧を取得します" = "Retrieves a list of icons"). No modification, deletion, or execution capability indicated.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
アイコンの一覧を取得します. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Spindle MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Spindle MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_icons: 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 Spindle. Nothing to install.
get_icons 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_icons 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_icons. 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_icons is provided by the Spindle MCP server (@openameba/spindle-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.