Get system information from the APIC
AI agents call get_system_info 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 system information from the Cisco ACI APIC controller. The 'get' verb and passive description confirm it performs data retrieval without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. System information queries have minimal blast radius and pose no risk of unintended infrastructure changes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_system_info' and description 'Get system information from the APIC' indicate a read-only retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get system information from the APIC. 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_system_info: 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_system_info 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_system_info 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_system_info. 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_system_info 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.
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