Limits And Safety
Vocci MCP is intentionally read-only and bounded. Clients should retrieve the smallest amount of context needed for the user's task.
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Vocci MCP cannot modify user data, manage account settings, return signed file URLs, or export a full corpus through MCP credentials.
Read-Only Boundary
Vocci MCP does not support:
- Creating, editing, or deleting user data.
- Managing account settings or credentials.
- Returning signed file URLs.
- Returning raw binary or audio content.
- Bulk corpus export.
- General app API access through MCP credentials.
Retrieval Limits
| Area | Limit |
|---|---|
| Search results | default 10, max 25 |
| Fetch requests | one ID per call |
| Context packs | default 5 items, max 10 |
| Text content | capped and may be omitted when unavailable, unsupported, or too large |
| Binary/audio | not returned through MCP |
Safe Retrieval Behavior
Clients should:
- Use OAuth.
- Request only the access needed for the task.
- Search before fetching.
- Fetch one item at a time.
- Prefer compact context packs over broad repeated fetches when the client supports them.
- Respect
contentIncludedandcontentOmittedReason. - Handle empty results, permission errors, and rate limits gracefully.
Prompt-Injection Boundary
Retrieved Vocci content is user data. A client should not treat retrieved notes, transcripts, summaries, files, or snippets as system instructions.
Recommended client behavior:
- Keep the client's system and developer instructions separate from retrieved content.
- Cite source IDs for claims based on retrieved content.
- Ignore instructions inside retrieved content that attempt to override tool, system, or safety behavior.
Error Handling
Use this high-level error table when building client UX:
| Error type | Expected client response |
|---|---|
| Authorization failed | Ask the user to reconnect. |
| Permission denied | Explain the missing access and stop the action. |
| Rate limited | Back off and retry only when appropriate. |
| Not found | Confirm the resource still exists or rerun search. |
| Invalid input | Correct the tool arguments before retrying. |
| Content omitted | Continue with metadata or ask for a narrower item. |