Get detailed information about a research topic.
AI agents call get_topic_info to retrieve information from Pocket Assistant MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about a research topic stored in ChromaDB. It performs a read operation with no capability to modify, delete, or execute external operations. The sibling tools confirm this classification: save_research_data (Write), delete_research_topic (Destructive), list_research_topics (Read), and search_research_data (Read).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_topic_info' and description 'Get detailed information about a research topic' indicate retrieval of existing data without modification. No creation, deletion, or side-effects mentioned.
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Get detailed information about a research topic. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pocket Assistant MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pocket Assistant MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_topic_info: 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 Pocket Assistant MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_topic_info 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_topic_info 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_topic_info. 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_topic_info is provided by the Pocket Assistant MCP Server MCP server (vikashs/pocket_agent_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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