List all network interfaces with their admin state, oper state,
AI agents call get_interfaces to retrieve information from sheridan Lab Jack without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and lists information about network interfaces and their operational states. It performs no write operations, does not execute arbitrary commands, and cannot modify or delete data. It is purely informational, making it a Read category tool with low severity since information disclosure about network interfaces presents minimal risk compared to configuration or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_interfaces' combined with description 'List all network interfaces with their admin state, oper state' indicates a retrieval operation that queries network device state without modification.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all network interfaces with their admin state, oper state,. It is categorised as a Read tool in the sheridan Lab Jack MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the sheridan Lab Jack MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_interfaces: 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 sheridan Lab Jack. Nothing to install.
get_interfaces 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_interfaces 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_interfaces. 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_interfaces is provided by the sheridan Lab Jack MCP server (jackg27/sheridan-lab-jack). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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