review_course

A read tool on the Metis Public Health MCP server.

SERVERMetis Public Health SOURCEsveritg/metis_ph

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/sveritg-metis-ph/review-course.md

WHAT IT DOES

What review_course does on Metis Public Health

AI agents call review_course 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.

RISK

Why review_course is rated Low

The verb 'review' most commonly means to examine or assess existing content, which is a Read operation. Without a description, confidence is moderate. The context of Metis as a research companion and the pattern of sibling tools (many focused on adding/storing data) suggests this tool retrieves or analyzes course information from the user's library.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'review_course' suggests reading or querying course content. Description is empty, limiting certainty.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs review_course 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 review_course, this is the rule to start with:

review_course Allowed

review_course is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "review_course": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Metis Public Health, apply this rule, and every review_course call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about review_course

What does the review_course tool do? +

review_course 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.

How do I enforce a policy on review_course? +

Register the Metis Public Health MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for review_course: 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.

What risk level is review_course? +

review_course is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit review_course? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the review_course 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.

How do I block review_course completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for review_course. 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.

What MCP server provides review_course? +

review_course 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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