Get detailed information about a C. elegans gene including description, function, expression, phenotypes, and orthologs.
AI agents call get_gene to retrieve information from WormBase 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 and queries genomics data from the WormBase database without creating, modifying, deleting, executing code, or committing financial transactions. It is a pure data read operation with no side effects, making it a Read category risk with low severity even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_gene' and description 'Get detailed information about a C. elegans gene' indicates data retrieval.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a C. elegans gene including description, function, expression, phenotypes, and orthologs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WormBase MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WormBase MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_gene: 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 WormBase MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_gene 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_gene 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_gene. 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_gene is provided by the WormBase MCP Server MCP server (wormbase/wormbase-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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