Get detailed information about a specific Discourse forum topic, including posts and replies. Returns 5 posts by default. OPTIONAL FEATURE: Requires Discourse MCP server running separately. CRITICAL FOR B3TR PROPOSALS: Proposal descriptions (fetched via getIPFSContent) often contain Discourse for...
AI agents call getDiscourseTopic to retrieve information from VeChain MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Even though getDiscourseTopic only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs — an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a specific Discourse forum topic, including posts and replies. Returns 5 posts by default. OPTIONAL FEATURE: Requires Discourse MCP server running separately. CRITICAL FOR B3TR PROPOSALS: Proposal descriptions (fetched via getIPFSContent) often contain Discourse forum links in the format vechain.discourse.group/t/topic-name/TOPIC_ID. If this tool is not available, provide the direct forum URL for manual viewing. Example: from URL. It is categorised as a Read tool in the VeChain MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the VeChain MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getDiscourseTopic: 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 VeChain MCP Server. Nothing to install.
getDiscourseTopic 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 getDiscourseTopic 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 getDiscourseTopic. 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.
getDiscourseTopic is provided by the VeChain MCP Server MCP server (vechain/vechain-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.