Get details of a specific contract
AI agents call get_contract to retrieve information from ACI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves contract configuration details from the Cisco ACI fabric without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It is a query operation that has no side effects beyond reading existing network policy information. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent querying contracts cannot inadvertently cause infrastructure damage or data loss.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_contract' and description 'Get details of a specific contract' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of resources.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get details of a specific contract. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ACI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ACI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_contract: 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 ACI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_contract 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_contract 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_contract. 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_contract is provided by the ACI MCP Server MCP server (jim-coyne/aci_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
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