get_internet_quality_data
Retrieves a summary or time series of bandwidth, latency, or DNS response time percentiles from the Radar Internet Quality Index (IQI).
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What get_internet_quality_data does on Cloudflare
AI agents call get_internet_quality_data 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_internet_quality_data is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only query operation against the Radar Internet Quality Index to retrieve metrics data. It has no side effects, does not execute code or commands, does not modify state, and does not involve financial transactions. The data retrieved is informational monitoring/diagnostic data. Low severity because misuse would only expose existing metrics data.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get'; description explicitly states 'Retrieves' data (bandwidth, latency, DNS response time percentiles) with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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The rule that runs get_internet_quality_data 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_internet_quality_data, this is the rule to start with:
get_internet_quality_data 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_internet_quality_data call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_internet_quality_data
Retrieves a summary or time series of bandwidth, latency, or DNS response time percentiles from the Radar Internet Quality Index (IQI). 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_internet_quality_data: 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_internet_quality_data 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_internet_quality_data 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_internet_quality_data. 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_internet_quality_data 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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