# get_operation

Get the status of a long-running operation. A long-running operation can take several minutes to complete. If an operation takes an extended amount of time, then use a command line tool to pause for 30 seconds before rechecking the status of the operation.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_operation`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/get-operation

## Facts

- Tool: `get_operation`
- Server: Mcp (`https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `project` | string | yes | Required. Project ID of the project that contains the instance. |
| `location` | string | no | Optional. Region of the Cloud SQL instance. |
| `operation` | string | yes | Required. Instance operation ID. |

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_operation",
    "arguments": {
      "project": "<project>",
      "operation": "<operation>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_operation is rated Low

This tool only queries the status of an existing operation—it retrieves information without side effects, modifications, or triggering new actions. It is a pure read operation used for monitoring, fitting the Read category. Severity is low because misuse simply returns status information with no destructive or financial impact.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Get[s] the status of a long-running operation' with no modification, deletion, or execution capability. The verb 'get' and the read-only nature of querying operation status indicates a retrieval function."

## Use case

AI agents call get_operation 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_operation": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp (14)

- `execute_sql` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/execute-sql.md
- `execute_sql_readonly` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/execute-sql-readonly.md
- `postgres_upgrade_precheck` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/postgres-upgrade-precheck.md
- `get_instance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/get-instance.md
- `list_instances` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/list-instances.md
- `list_users` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/list-users.md
- `clone_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/clone-instance.md
- `create_backup` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/create-backup.md
- `create_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/create-instance.md
- `create_user` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/create-user.md
- `import_data` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/import-data.md
- `restore_backup` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/restore-backup.md
- `update_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/update-instance.md
- `update_user` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/update-user.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-sqladmin-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp