output

What output does on Git

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

Why output is rated Low

The tool queries and retrieves Terraform output values from the current state file, presenting them in a structured format. This is a read-only operation with no side effects, no state changes, no code execution, and no irreversible actions. The sensitivity flag in the return data does not change the operational category—it's metadata about the values, not an indication the tool performs sensitive operations.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'output' combined with description 'Shows Terraform output values from the current state. Returns structured name/value/type/sensitive data.' indicates retrieval of existing state data without modification or execution.

The rule that runs output safely

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

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

Questions about output