get_as_relationships
Get AS-level relationships for an Autonomous System. Shows peer, upstream, and downstream relationships with other ASes.
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What get_as_relationships does on Cloudflare
AI agents call get_as_relationships to retrieve information from Cloudflare without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_as_relationships is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays network topology information about Autonomous System relationships. It is a read-only operation with no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no destructive capabilities. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only gather publicly available BGP relationship information, which is typically non-sensitive network topology data.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate a query operation: 'Get AS-level relationships' retrieves relationship data for an Autonomous System without modification. Returns informational data about peer, upstream, and downstream relationships.
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The rule that runs get_as_relationships safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Cloudflare, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_as_relationships, this is the rule to start with:
get_as_relationships is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Cloudflare, apply this rule, and every get_as_relationships call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_as_relationships
Get AS-level relationships for an Autonomous System. Shows peer, upstream, and downstream relationships with other ASes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cloudflare MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cloudflare MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_as_relationships: 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 Cloudflare. Nothing to install.
get_as_relationships 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 get_as_relationships 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 get_as_relationships. 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.
get_as_relationships is provided by the Cloudflare MCP server (https://builds.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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