Get the content/blocks of a Notion page
AI agents call get_page_content to retrieve information from Notion 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 page content from Notion without side effects. It queries and returns data only, fitting the Read category definition. Severity is low because unauthorized access to Notion content, while a privacy concern, typically has limited blast radius compared to write/destructive operations. High confidence due to clear retrieval semantics in both name and description.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_page_content' and description 'Get the content/blocks of a Notion page' indicate retrieval of existing data with no modification or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the content/blocks of a Notion page. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Notion MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Notion MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_page_content: 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 Notion MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_page_content 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_page_content 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_page_content. 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_page_content is provided by the Notion MCP Server MCP server (yihaowang/notion-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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