count_accounts_by_criteria

Count accounts by various criteria (platform, safe, management status).

SERVERCyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server SOURCEaaearon/mcp-privilege-cloud

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/count-accounts-by-criteria.md

WHAT IT DOES

What count_accounts_by_criteria does on CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server

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

RISK

Why count_accounts_by_criteria is rated Low

The tool performs a counting and querying operation on account metadata (filtering by platform, safe, management status). This is a non-destructive read operation with no side effects. It returns aggregate statistics only. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could enumerate accounts or discover organizational structure, but cannot modify, delete, or move resources.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'count_accounts_by_criteria' and description states it 'Count accounts by various criteria' — this is a query/aggregation operation that retrieves data without modifying or deleting anything.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs count_accounts_by_criteria safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For count_accounts_by_criteria, this is the rule to start with:

count_accounts_by_criteria Allowed

count_accounts_by_criteria is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server, apply this rule, and every count_accounts_by_criteria call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about count_accounts_by_criteria

What does the count_accounts_by_criteria tool do? +

Count accounts by various criteria (platform, safe, management status). It is categorised as a Read tool in the CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on count_accounts_by_criteria? +

Register the CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for count_accounts_by_criteria: 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 CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is count_accounts_by_criteria? +

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

Can I rate-limit count_accounts_by_criteria? +

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

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

count_accounts_by_criteria is provided by the CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server MCP server (aaearon/mcp-privilege-cloud). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

KEEP EXPLORING

More on CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server, and thousands of servers like it.

This server

All 53 CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server tools →

Across the catalogue

The MCP Attack Database →

Guides

Roll out MCP under one policy →Data exfiltration →MCP token cost →