Retrieve all cards from a specified deck with their detailed information.
AI agents call get_deck_cards to retrieve information from Anki MCP Data Bridge 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 that retrieves and returns existing flashcard data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any side effects. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only access information already stored in the user's Anki decks, posing no risk to data integrity or system state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_deck_cards' and description 'Retrieve all cards from a specified deck with their detailed information' indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
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Retrieve all cards from a specified deck with their detailed information. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Anki MCP Data Bridge MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Anki MCP Data Bridge MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_deck_cards: 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 Anki MCP Data Bridge. Nothing to install.
get_deck_cards 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_deck_cards 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_deck_cards. 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_deck_cards is provided by the Anki MCP Data Bridge MCP server (stefanspycher/anki-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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