# get_backup_collection

Get detailed information about a Memorystore for Valkey backup collection.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_backup_collection`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/get-backup-collection

## Facts

- Tool: `get_backup_collection`
- Server: Mcp (`https://memorystore.googleapis.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://memorystore.googleapis.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | yes | Required. Instance backupCollection resource name using the form: `projects/{project_id}/locations/{location_id}/backupCollections/{backup_collection_id}` where |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_backup_collection",
    "arguments": {
      "name": "<name>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_backup_collection is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries information about backup collections without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational, fitting the Read category for low-severity risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_backup_collection' and description 'Get detailed information about a Memorystore for Valkey backup collection' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution."

## Use case

AI agents call get_backup_collection to retrieve information from Mcp 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 Mcp:

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

## Other tools on Mcp (13)

- `delete_backup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/delete-backup.md
- `delete_instance` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/delete-instance.md
- `get_backup` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/get-backup.md
- `get_certificate_authority` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/get-certificate-authority.md
- `get_instance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/get-instance.md
- `list_backup_collections` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/list-backup-collections.md
- `list_backups` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/list-backups.md
- `list_instances` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/list-instances.md
- `backup_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/backup-instance.md
- `create_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/create-instance.md
- `export_backup` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/export-backup.md
- `reschedule_maintenance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/reschedule-maintenance.md
- `update_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/update-instance.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=com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp