download_resource
AI agents call download_resource to retrieve information from Données Québec MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Download is fundamentally a read operation—it retrieves and extracts data without modifying it. Severity is 'high' rather than 'low' because downloading resources from a government open data portal could expose sensitive geospatial, demographic, or infrastructure datasets at scale if an agent misuses the tool without proper filtering or authorization checks.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'download_resource' and the server context indicates it operates on Québec open datasets. The empty description limits certainty, but 'download' typically retrieves data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
download_resource. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Données Québec MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Données Québec MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for download_resource: 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 Données Québec MCP. Nothing to install.
download_resource 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 download_resource 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 download_resource. 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.
download_resource is provided by the Données Québec MCP server (stefen-taime/donneesqc-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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