yapi-get-project · YAPI MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What yapi-get-project does on YAPI MCP Server

AI agents call yapi-get-project to retrieve information from YAPI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why yapi-get-project needs a policy

This is a read-only operation that fetches project metadata from YAPI. It has no capability to create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The blast radius is minimal—an AI agent calling this tool can only retrieve existing project information, which poses no data integrity or operational risk.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'yapi-get-project' and description '获取 YAPI 项目信息' (Get YAPI project information) indicate a retrieval operation that queries and returns project details without modification or side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about yapi-get-project

What does the yapi-get-project tool do? +

获取 YAPI 项目信息. It is categorised as a Read tool in the YAPI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on yapi-get-project? +

Register the YAPI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for yapi-get-project: 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 YAPI MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is yapi-get-project? +

yapi-get-project is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit yapi-get-project? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the yapi-get-project 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.

How do I block yapi-get-project completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for yapi-get-project. 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.

What MCP server provides yapi-get-project? +

yapi-get-project is provided by the YAPI MCP Server MCP server (w-abel-jia/yapi-interface-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.