get_vm_feature

What get_vm_feature does on Proxmox MCP Server

AI agents call get_vm_feature 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_vm_feature is rated Low

This tool merely queries and returns whether a VM supports certain features (snapshot, clone, copy). It has no side effects, does not execute operations, and does not modify any state. It is a straightforward information-retrieval operation, fitting the Read category. The blast radius is minimal—misuse would only return incorrect feature availability information, causing no operational damage.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_vm_feature' and description 'Check if a specific feature is available/supported for a VM' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves capability/status information without modifying or executing any actions.

The rule that runs get_vm_feature 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_vm_feature, this is the rule to start with:

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

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