📁 Retrieve content of specific files with smart truncation and batch processing capabilities.\n\n⚠️ FEATURES:\n• Batch processing with concurrent file retrieval\n• Automatic file validation and security checks\n• Rich metadata extraction (file type, language, size, line count)\n• Configurable pr...
AI agents call get_file_content to retrieve information from CodeCompass MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and reads file content from a repository without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It includes security checks and validation, which are defensive measures. The blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure—an AI agent could read sensitive files but cannot alter code, delete data, or trigger external operations. This is a classic Read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Retrieve content of specific files' with features focused on reading operations: 'batch processing with concurrent file retrieval', 'metadata extraction', and 'support for multiple file formats'.
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📁 Retrieve content of specific files with smart truncation and batch processing capabilities.\n\n⚠️ FEATURES:\n• Batch processing with concurrent file retrieval\n• Automatic file validation and security checks\n• Rich metadata extraction (file type, language, size, line count)\n• Configurable processing limits and error handling\n• Support for multiple file formats with type detection. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CodeCompass MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the CodeCompass MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_file_content: 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 CodeCompass MCP. Nothing to install.
get_file_content 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_file_content 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_file_content. 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_file_content is provided by the CodeCompass MCP server (thealchemist6/codecompass-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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