get_outages

Retrieve Internet outages and anomalies. Provides information about detected connectivity issues across ASes and locations.

SERVERCloudflare SOURCEhttps://builds.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What get_outages does on Cloudflare

AI agents call get_outages 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.

RISK

Why get_outages is rated Low

This tool retrieves informational data about outages and connectivity anomalies. It performs a query operation with no side effects, no data modification, and no irreversible actions. The verb 'Retrieve' and the passive information-gathering purpose clearly indicate a Read category. Severity is low because misuse would only expose network status information, not enable destructive or financial harm.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_outages' and description states 'Retrieve Internet outages and anomalies' — a read-only operation that queries and provides information about detected connectivity issues without modifying any state.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs get_outages 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_outages, this is the rule to start with:

get_outages Allowed

get_outages is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_outages": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Cloudflare, apply this rule, and every get_outages call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about get_outages

What does the get_outages tool do? +

Retrieve Internet outages and anomalies. Provides information about detected connectivity issues across ASes and locations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cloudflare MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_outages? +

Register the Cloudflare MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_outages: 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.

What risk level is get_outages? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_outages? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_outages 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 get_outages completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_outages. 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 get_outages? +

get_outages 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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