describe-log-streams · AWS IoT SiteWise MCP Server MCP

WHAT IT DOES

What describe-log-streams does on AWS IoT SiteWise MCP Server

AI agents call describe-log-streams to retrieve information from AWS IoT SiteWise MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why describe-log-streams needs a policy

The 'describe' action pattern in AWS indicates a read-only query operation that retrieves metadata or information about log streams without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. Although the description is empty, the naming convention provides strong signal.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'describe-log-streams' follows AWS API naming convention for read-only operations; 'describe' prefix is universally used for retrieval operations in AWS APIs that do not modify state.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about describe-log-streams

What does the describe-log-streams tool do? +

describe-log-streams. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AWS IoT SiteWise MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on describe-log-streams? +

Register the AWS IoT SiteWise MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for describe-log-streams: 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 AWS IoT SiteWise MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is describe-log-streams? +

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

Can I rate-limit describe-log-streams? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the describe-log-streams 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 describe-log-streams completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for describe-log-streams. 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 describe-log-streams? +

describe-log-streams is provided by the AWS IoT SiteWise MCP Server MCP server (awslabs.aws-iot-sitewise-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.