Get all internal links (wikilinks and markdown links) from a note
AI agents call get_links to retrieve information from Obsidian Tools MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and returns link data from an existing note without any side effects. It performs no write operations, code execution, or data deletion. It is a straightforward read operation similar to 'get_backlinks' and other read-only functions in the Obsidian Tools suite.
From the tool's definition The tool is named 'get_links' and described as retrieving 'all internal links (wikilinks and markdown links) from a note'. This is purely a query operation that returns information without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.
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Get all internal links (wikilinks and markdown links) from a note. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Obsidian Tools MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Obsidian Tools MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_links: 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 Obsidian Tools MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_links 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_links 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_links. 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_links is provided by the Obsidian Tools MCP Server MCP server (sureshsankaran/obsidian-tools-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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