get_news · MCP Personal Assistant Agent MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get_news does on MCP Personal Assistant Agent

AI agents call get_news to retrieve information from MCP Personal Assistant Agent without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why get_news needs a policy

This tool retrieves/queries news data with no side effects, no code execution, and no state modification. It matches the Read category definition: 'retrieves or queries data; no side effects.' The severity is low because news retrieval poses minimal risk even if misused by an agent.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_news' and description 'Get latest news, optionally filtered by topic' indicate data retrieval only. The verb 'Get' and absence of any modification, deletion, or execution language confirm read-only semantics.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_news gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control get_news

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP Personal Assistant Agent, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_news:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_news": {}
  }
}

get_news is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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FAQ

Questions about get_news

What does the get_news tool do? +

Get latest news, optionally filtered by topic. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Personal Assistant Agent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_news? +

Register the MCP Personal Assistant Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_news: 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 MCP Personal Assistant Agent. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_news? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_news? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_news 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 get_news completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_news. 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 get_news? +

get_news is provided by the MCP Personal Assistant Agent MCP server (zhangzhongnan928/mcp-pa-ai-agent). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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