Look up one SAM.gov opportunity by notice ID. Live mode requires a SAM.gov API key in the environment.
AI agents call sam_opportunity_detail to retrieve information from DOL WHD 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 queries specific government contract opportunity data from SAM.gov without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. The 'look up' verb and the structure of retrieving pre-existing data by ID are characteristic of Read category tools. Low severity due to the public nature of SAM.gov contract data and the passive retrieval nature of the operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Look up one SAM.gov opportunity by notice ID' — a direct query/retrieval operation with no side effects or modifications.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Look up one SAM.gov opportunity by notice ID. Live mode requires a SAM.gov API key in the environment. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DOL WHD MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DOL WHD MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sam_opportunity_detail: 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 DOL WHD MCP. Nothing to install.
sam_opportunity_detail 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 sam_opportunity_detail 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 sam_opportunity_detail. 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.
sam_opportunity_detail is provided by the DOL WHD MCP server (uhq-actual/dol_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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