Resolves a note/folder name to its actual note ID for use with other tools. You MUST call this function when users provide note names instead of note IDs (e.g.,
AI agents call resolve_note_id to retrieve information from TriliumNext Notes' MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only lookup, translating a human-readable note name into its internal ID. It retrieves data without creating, modifying, or deleting anything. Misuse potential is minimal as it only exposes note IDs.
From the tool's definition 'Resolves a note/folder name to its actual note ID' - this is a lookup/translation operation with no side effects
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access resolve_note_id gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and TriliumNext Notes' MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for resolve_note_id:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"resolve_note_id": {}
}
}resolve_note_id is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Resolves a note/folder name to its actual note ID for use with other tools. You MUST call this function when users provide note names instead of note IDs (e.g.,. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TriliumNext Notes' MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TriliumNext Notes' MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for resolve_note_id: 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 TriliumNext Notes' MCP Server. Nothing to install.
resolve_note_id 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 resolve_note_id 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 resolve_note_id. 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.
resolve_note_id is provided by the TriliumNext Notes' MCP Server MCP server (tan-yong-sheng/triliumnext-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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