# get_applications_stats

Get comprehensive statistics about applications in CyberArk Privilege Cloud.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_applications_stats`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-applications-stats

## Facts

- Tool: `get_applications_stats`
- Server: CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server (`aaearon/mcp-privilege-cloud`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/aaearon/mcp-privilege-cloud
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_applications_stats",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_applications_stats is rated Low

This tool performs data retrieval and reporting of application statistics. The verb 'get' combined with the focus on 'statistics' (derived summaries of existing data) confirms this is a Read operation. No creation, modification, deletion, or execution of external operations is implied.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_applications_stats' and description 'Get comprehensive statistics about applications in CyberArk Privilege Cloud' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves and aggregates statistical data without modifying any state."

## Use case

AI agents call get_applications_stats 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_applications_stats": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server (52)

- `deactivate_target_platform` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/deactivate-target-platform.md
- `delete_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/delete-account.md
- `delete_application` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/delete-application.md
- `delete_application_auth_method` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/delete-application-auth-method.md
- `delete_safe` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/delete-safe.md
- `delete_target_platform` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/delete-target-platform.md
- `remove_safe_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/remove-safe-member.md
- `import_platform_package` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/import-platform-package.md
- `reconcile_account_password` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/reconcile-account-password.md
- `verify_account_password` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/verify-account-password.md
- `export_platform` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/export-platform.md
- `analyze_account_distribution` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/analyze-account-distribution.md
- `count_accounts_by_criteria` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/count-accounts-by-criteria.md
- `count_sessions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/count-sessions.md
- `filter_accounts_by_environment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/filter-accounts-by-environment.md
- `filter_accounts_by_management_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/filter-accounts-by-management-status.md
- `filter_accounts_by_platform_group` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/filter-accounts-by-platform-group.md
- `get_account_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-account-details.md
- `get_application_auth_method_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-application-auth-method-details.md
- `get_application_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-application-details.md
- `get_platform_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-platform-details.md
- `get_platform_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-platform-statistics.md
- `get_safe_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-safe-details.md
- `get_safe_member_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-safe-member-details.md
- `get_session_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-session-details.md
- `get_session_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-session-statistics.md
- `get_target_platform_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-target-platform-statistics.md
- `group_accounts_by_platform` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/group-accounts-by-platform.md
- `group_accounts_by_safe` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/group-accounts-by-safe.md
- `list_accounts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/list-accounts.md
- …and 22 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud
