# group_accounts_by_platform

Group all accounts by their platform type.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `group_accounts_by_platform`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/group-accounts-by-platform

## Facts

- Tool: `group_accounts_by_platform`
- 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": "group_accounts_by_platform",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why group_accounts_by_platform is rated Low

This tool retrieves and organizes account data for analysis purposes. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations—it simply reads and groups existing account information. This is a pure data retrieval operation with no blast radius if misused, as it cannot alter account state or trigger external actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'group_accounts_by_platform' and description 'Group all accounts by their platform type' indicate a retrieval and aggregation operation with no side effects. The action groups/queries existing accounts without modification or deletion."

## Use case

AI agents call group_accounts_by_platform 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": {
    "group_accounts_by_platform": {}
  }
}
```

## 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_applications_stats` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/aaearon-mcp-privilege-cloud/get-applications-stats.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_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
