AI agents call get_resource_file to retrieve information from Apktool MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool appears to retrieve or query resource file data from an Android application project without modifying, deleting, or executing code. The empty description lowers confidence slightly, but the naming pattern and sibling tools strongly indicate a read-only retrieval function. No side effects or irreversible actions are implied.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_resource_file' suggests retrieval of a resource file from a decoded APK project. Context shows this is part of Apktool's reverse engineering workflow alongside similar read operations like 'get_manifest', 'get_smali_file', and 'list_resources'.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_resource_file gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Apktool MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_resource_file:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_resource_file": {}
}
}get_resource_file is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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get_resource_file. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apktool MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apktool MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_resource_file: 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 Apktool MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_resource_file 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_resource_file 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_resource_file. 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_resource_file is provided by the Apktool MCP Server MCP server (zinja-coder/apktool-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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