get_energy_prefs
Return the full Home Assistant Energy Dashboard preferences (WS energy/get_prefs).
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What get_energy_prefs does on Ha Nexus Agent
AI agents call get_energy_prefs to retrieve information from Ha Nexus Agent without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_energy_prefs is rated Low
This tool retrieves configuration data about energy preferences from Home Assistant. It performs a read-only query (WS `energy/get_prefs`) that returns existing state without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could view energy settings but cannot modify them or trigger physical changes to the smart home.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_energy_prefs' and description states 'Return the full Home Assistant Energy Dashboard preferences'. The verb 'return' and 'get' indicate data retrieval with no modification or execution.
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The rule that runs get_energy_prefs safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Ha Nexus Agent, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_energy_prefs, this is the rule to start with:
get_energy_prefs is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Ha Nexus Agent, apply this rule, and every get_energy_prefs call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_energy_prefs
Return the full Home Assistant Energy Dashboard preferences (WS energy/get_prefs). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ha Nexus Agent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ha Nexus Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_energy_prefs: 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 Ha Nexus Agent. Nothing to install.
get_energy_prefs is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_energy_prefs 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_energy_prefs. 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.
get_energy_prefs is provided by the Ha Nexus Agent MCP server (fistacho/ha-nexus-agent). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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