# get_bgp_route_stats

Retrieve BGP routing table statistics including number of routes, origin ASes, and more.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_bgp_route_stats`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/get-bgp-route-stats

## Facts

- Tool: `get_bgp_route_stats`
- Server: Cloudflare (`https://builds.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity verified
- Server auth posture: gated
- 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_bgp_route_stats",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_bgp_route_stats is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries BGP routing statistics—a read-only operation with no side effects. It gathers informational data about network routes without modifying any configuration, executing code, or deleting data. The blast radius of misuse is low, as an AI agent could only access network topology information without causing infrastructure damage.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_bgp_route_stats' and description 'Retrieve BGP routing table statistics including number of routes, origin ASes, and more' indicate data retrieval with the verb 'Retrieve' and no modification or execution implied."

## Use case

AI agents call get_bgp_route_stats 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Cloudflare (91)

- `container_file_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/container-file-delete.md
- `container_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/container-exec.md
- `container_initialize` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/container-initialize.md
- `dex_create_remote_pcap` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-create-remote-pcap.md
- `dex_create_remote_warp_diag` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-create-remote-warp-diag.md
- `container_file_read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/container-file-read.md
- `container_files_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/container-files-list.md
- `container_ping` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/container-ping.md
- `dex_analyze_warp_diag` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-analyze-warp-diag.md
- `dex_explore_remote_warp_diag_output` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-explore-remote-warp-diag-output.md
- `dex_fleet_status_live` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-fleet-status-live.md
- `dex_fleet_status_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-fleet-status-logs.md
- `dex_fleet_status_over_time` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-fleet-status-over-time.md
- `dex_http_test_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-http-test-details.md
- `dex_list_colos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-list-colos.md
- `dex_list_remote_capture_eligible_devices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-list-remote-capture-eligible-devices.md
- `dex_list_remote_captures` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-list-remote-captures.md
- `dex_list_remote_warp_diag_contents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-list-remote-warp-diag-contents.md
- `dex_list_tests` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-list-tests.md
- `dex_list_warp_change_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-list-warp-change-events.md
- `dex_test_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-test-statistics.md
- `dex_traceroute_test_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-traceroute-test-details.md
- `dex_traceroute_test_network_path` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-traceroute-test-network-path.md
- `dex_traceroute_test_result_network_path` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/dex-traceroute-test-result-network-path.md
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- `get_ai_data` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/get-ai-data.md
- `get_annotations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/get-annotations.md
- `get_as_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/get-as-details.md
- `get_as_relationships` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/get-as-relationships.md
- `get_as_set` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare/get-as-set.md
- …and 61 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloudflare.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=cloudflare · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/cloudflare