Troubleshoot Kafka streaming issues and connectivity problems. Diagnoses MSK cluster connectivity, Lambda function timeouts, authentication failures, and network configuration issues. Provides step-by-step resolution guidance for Kafka and Lambda integration problems.
AI agents call esm_kafka_troubleshoot 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.
The tool performs diagnostic analysis and provides guidance — it reads configuration and status information to diagnose issues. There is no indication it modifies, executes, or deletes anything; it is purely an observational/advisory tool.
From the tool's definition Troubleshoot... Diagnoses MSK cluster connectivity, Lambda function timeouts, authentication failures, and network configuration issues. Provides step-by-step resolution guidance
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Troubleshoot Kafka streaming issues and connectivity problems. Diagnoses MSK cluster connectivity, Lambda function timeouts, authentication failures, and network configuration issues. Provides step-by-step resolution guidance for Kafka and Lambda integration problems. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AWS IoT SiteWise MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AWS IoT SiteWise MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for esm_kafka_troubleshoot: 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.
esm_kafka_troubleshoot is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the esm_kafka_troubleshoot 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for esm_kafka_troubleshoot. 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.
esm_kafka_troubleshoot 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.