mine_references
A read tool on the Metis Public Health MCP server.
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What mine_references does on Metis Public Health
AI agents call mine_references to retrieve information from Metis Public Health without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why mine_references is rated Low
The tool name and server context (a research companion that indexes and retrieves from PDFs with citations) strongly suggest this is a read operation that discovers and extracts reference metadata from the local document index. No side effects, modifications, or external operations are implied.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'mine_references' suggests extracting or retrieving reference information from indexed documents.
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The rule that runs mine_references safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Metis Public Health, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For mine_references, this is the rule to start with:
mine_references is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Metis Public Health, apply this rule, and every mine_references call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about mine_references
mine_references is a read tool on the Metis Public Health MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Metis Public Health MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Metis Public Health MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mine_references: 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 Metis Public Health. Nothing to install.
mine_references 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 mine_references 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 mine_references. 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.
mine_references is provided by the Metis Public Health MCP server (sveritg/metis_ph). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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