# get_alert

Use this as the primary tool to get information about a specific alert. An alert is the representation of a violation of an alert policy. This is useful for understanding the details of a specific alert.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_alert`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp/get-alert

## Facts

- Tool: `get_alert`
- Server: Mcp (`https://monitoring.googleapis.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://monitoring.googleapis.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, 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. The name of the alert. The format is: projects/[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER]/alerts/[ALERT_ID] The `[ALERT_ID]` is a system-assigned unique identifier for th |

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_alert",
    "arguments": {
      "name": "<name>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_alert is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries alert details without creating, modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It is a passive information retrieval operation consistent with monitoring and observability platforms. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI could only over-query or access alert metadata, with no capability to change system state.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_alert' and description 'get information about a specific alert' indicate a retrieval operation. The phrase 'understanding the details of a specific alert' confirms this is a read-only query with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call get_alert 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_alert": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp (8)

- `get_alert_policy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp/get-alert-policy.md
- `get_dashboard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp/get-dashboard.md
- `list_alert_policies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp/list-alert-policies.md
- `list_alerts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp/list-alerts.md
- `list_dashboards` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp/list-dashboards.md
- `list_metric_descriptors` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp/list-metric-descriptors.md
- `list_timeseries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp/list-timeseries.md
- `query_range` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp/query-range.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-monitoring-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-googleapis-monitoring-mcp