Get a list of documents for a specific doctype
AI agents call get_documents to retrieve information from ERPNext MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns document lists without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a straightforward read operation that retrieves existing data from the ERPNext instance. The low severity reflects that misuse would only expose information already in the system, not cause destructive or financial impact.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_documents' and description states 'Get a list of documents for a specific doctype' — this is a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a list of documents for a specific doctype. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ERPNext MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ERPNext MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_documents: 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 ERPNext MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_documents 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_documents 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_documents. 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_documents is provided by the ERPNext MCP Server MCP server (web3viralabs/erpnext-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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