ask_followup

Ask the Denpex diagnostician a follow-up question about a crash — clarify the fix, explore an alternative, or dig deeper. Pass the original logs and your question; pass back the conversationId from a previous reply to continue the thread. Requires the Team plan or an active trial.

SERVERDenpex SOURCEdenpex-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 42 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What ask_followup does on Denpex

AI agents call ask_followup to retrieve information from Denpex without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`logs`	string	Yes	The original crash logs the question is about.
`history`	array	—	Prior turns of this conversation, oldest first.
`question`	string	Yes	Your follow-up question.
`conversationId`	string	—	From a previous reply, to continue the same thread.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why ask_followup is rated Low

Even though ask_followup only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

Risk signalsAccepts raw HTML/template content (history[].content)

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs ask_followup safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Denpex, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For ask_followup, this is the rule to start with:

ask_followup Allowed

ask_followup 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": {
    "ask_followup": {}
  }
}

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

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

FAQ

Questions about ask_followup

What does the ask_followup tool do? +

What parameters does ask_followup accept? +

ask_followup accepts 4 parameters: logs, history, question, conversationId. Required: logs, question. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on ask_followup? +

Register the Denpex MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ask_followup: 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 Denpex. Nothing to install.

What risk level is ask_followup? +

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

Can I rate-limit ask_followup? +

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

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

ask_followup is provided by the Denpex MCP server (denpex-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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