vision.resolve_target
Resolve the canonical governed target through the stable vision surface.
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What vision.resolve_target does on Visionmcp
AI agents call vision.resolve_target to retrieve information from Visionmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why vision.resolve_target is rated Low
The verb 'resolve' in this context suggests name resolution or reference lookup—a read operation that queries the vision system to obtain a target identifier. No language in the description suggests data creation, modification, deletion, code execution, or financial operations. The 'stable vision surface' appears to be a reference interface being queried, not modified.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'resolve_target' and description 'Resolve the canonical governed target through the stable vision surface' indicates a query/lookup operation that retrieves or resolves a target reference without modifying data.
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The rule that runs vision.resolve_target safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Visionmcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For vision.resolve_target, this is the rule to start with:
vision.resolve_target is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Visionmcp, apply this rule, and every vision.resolve_target call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about vision.resolve_target
Resolve the canonical governed target through the stable vision surface. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Visionmcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Vision MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for vision.resolve_target: 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 Visionmcp. Nothing to install.
vision.resolve_target 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 vision.resolve_target 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 vision.resolve_target. 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.
vision.resolve_target is provided by the Vision MCP server (joshuahickscorp/visionmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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