Retrieve publication details for a specific author with fuzzy matching.\n
AI agents call get_author_publications to retrieve information from MCP-DBLP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves publication metadata for an author from the DBLP database. It performs a read-only query operation with fuzzy matching on author names. There is no capability to modify, delete, or execute code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only access bibliographic information already in the public DBLP database.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_author_publications' and description 'Retrieve publication details for a specific author' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The DBLP context confirms this is querying a bibliography database.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_author_publications gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP-DBLP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_author_publications:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_author_publications": {}
}
}get_author_publications is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Retrieve publication details for a specific author with fuzzy matching.\n. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP-DBLP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP-DBLP MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_author_publications: 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 MCP-DBLP. Nothing to install.
get_author_publications 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_author_publications 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_author_publications. 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_author_publications is provided by the MCP-DBLP MCP server (szeider/mcp-dblp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 7 MCP-DBLP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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