# retrieve_files

Retrieves the file metadata for a specific file. Note this endpoint will only return file metadata. To download files make requests to the <a href=

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `retrieve_files`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/retrieve-files

## Facts

- Tool: `retrieve_files`
- Server: Wpm Mcp Server (`wpm-mcp-server-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y wpm-mcp-server-mcp`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/HGMproperties/wpm-mcp-server.git
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "retrieve_files",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why retrieve_files is rated Low

The tool retrieves file metadata rather than creating, modifying, or deleting data. However, the medium severity is assigned because file metadata can reveal sensitive information about system structure, file organization, or content hints depending on what metadata is exposed.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'retrieve_files' and description indicating it 'Retrieves the file metadata for a specific file.' This is fundamentally a read/query operation."

## Use case

AI agents call retrieve_files to retrieve information from Wpm Mcp Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Wpm Mcp Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "retrieve_files": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Wpm Mcp Server (419)

- `delete_all_meterreadings_rentals_summary` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-all-meterreadings-rentals-summary.md
- `delete_all_units_rentals_listing` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-all-units-rentals-listing.md
- `delete_associations_appliances` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-associations-appliances.md
- `delete_associations_boardmembers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-associations-boardmembers.md
- `delete_bills_files` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-bills-files.md
- `delete_checks_bankaccounts_files` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-checks-bankaccounts-files.md
- `delete_history_tasks_files` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-history-tasks-files.md
- `delete_leases_moveouts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-leases-moveouts.md
- `delete_meterreadings_associations_summary` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-meterreadings-associations-summary.md
- `delete_rentals_appliances` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-rentals-appliances.md
- `delete_rentals_images` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-rentals-images.md
- `delete_units_rentals_images` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/delete-units-rentals-images.md
- `inactivate_associations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/inactivate-associations.md
- `inactivate_rentals` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/inactivate-rentals.md
- `invoke_api_endpoint` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/invoke-api-endpoint.md
- `auto_payments_associations_ownershipaccounts` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/auto-payments-associations-ownershipaccounts.md
- `create_applications_charges` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-applications-charges.md
- `create_applications_payments` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-applications-payments.md
- `create_applications_refunds` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-applications-refunds.md
- `create_auto_pay_applications` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-auto-pay-applications.md
- `create_auto_payment_leases` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-auto-payment-leases.md
- `create_bankaccounts_deposits` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-bankaccounts-deposits.md
- `create_bankaccounts_quickdeposits` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-bankaccounts-quickdeposits.md
- `create_bankaccounts_transfers` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-bankaccounts-transfers.md
- `create_bankaccounts_withdrawals` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-bankaccounts-withdrawals.md
- `create_bills_payments` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-bills-payments.md
- `create_leases_applieddeposits` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-leases-applieddeposits.md
- `create_leases_charges` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-leases-charges.md
- `create_leases_payments` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-leases-payments.md
- `create_leases_recurringpayments` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server/create-leases-recurringpayments.md
- …and 389 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/wpm-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=wpm-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/wpm-mcp-server