list_backup_jobs

What list_backup_jobs does on Proxmox MCP Server

AI agents call list_backup_jobs 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 list_backup_jobs is rated Low

This tool retrieves and displays backup job metadata from the Proxmox cluster. It performs no side effects, creates no new resources, executes no operations, and deletes nothing. Listing backup job configurations is a pure information-gathering operation with minimal risk when disclosed—the information itself does not expose credentials or enable destructive actions on its own.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_backup_jobs' and description 'List all scheduled backup jobs' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves information about existing backup configurations without modifying, executing, or deleting any infrastructure.

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

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

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