GET /api/embed/badge/{kya_id}?format=json — compact verified / not_verified for READMEs.
AI agents call kya_embed_badge_status to retrieve information from UMBRAXON/kya Hub without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool fetches and returns badge status metadata from a public API endpoint. It performs no write, deletion, or execution operations; it has no financial impact; and it only reads and returns verification status information suitable for embedding in documentation. As part of a read-only MCP server, this aligns with the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' semantics via HTTP GET method; description states it retrieves 'compact verified / not_verified' status for READMEs—a data retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
GET /api/embed/badge/{kya_id}?format=json — compact verified / not_verified for READMEs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UMBRAXON/kya Hub MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UMBRAXON/kya Hub MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for kya_embed_badge_status: 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 UMBRAXON/kya Hub. Nothing to install.
kya_embed_badge_status 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 kya_embed_badge_status 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 kya_embed_badge_status. 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.
kya_embed_badge_status is provided by the UMBRAXON/kya Hub MCP server (umbraxon/kya-hub). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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