Make structured decisions from a known set of options. Use when you KNOW the possible choices and need selection with priority/comments. Perfect for: feature selection, configuration choices, resource allocation. Choose this when you have 2+ specific options to pick from.
AI agents call ask-multiple-choice to retrieve information from AskMeMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves a decision or selection input from a human through an interactive interface. It is purely informational in nature—it queries the user and captures their choice without modifying any system state, executing code, or triggering side effects. The human makes the decision; the tool only facilitates data retrieval. This is a Read operation with minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool enables selection from 'a known set of options' and 'structured decisions' with 'priority/comments'. It requests human input and waits for responses—no data is created, modified, deleted, or financial transactions occur.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Make structured decisions from a known set of options. Use when you KNOW the possible choices and need selection with priority/comments. Perfect for: feature selection, configuration choices, resource allocation. Choose this when you have 2+ specific options to pick from. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AskMeMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AskMe MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ask-multiple-choice: 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 AskMeMCP. Nothing to install.
ask-multiple-choice 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 ask-multiple-choice 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 ask-multiple-choice. 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.
ask-multiple-choice is provided by the AskMe MCP server (thlandgraf/askme-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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