get_pool

What get_pool does on Proxmox MCP Server

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

Why get_pool is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about Proxmox pool configurations and their members. It has no side effects—it queries existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. This is a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk if misused by an agent, as it only exposes existing configuration details.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_pool' and description 'Get pool configuration and members' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' combined with 'configuration and members' describes querying pool data without modification, deletion, or execution of operations.

The rule that runs get_pool safely

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

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_pool": {}
  }
}

Questions about get_pool