List all available flight modes that can be assigned to aux channels
AI agents call get_available_modes to retrieve information from Betaflight MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves and displays information about available flight modes without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations on the drone. It has no side effects and presents no risk of unintended consequences if called by an AI agent. The blast radius is minimal as it merely returns informational data.
From the tool's definition The tool 'get_available_modes' lists or retrieves available flight modes with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations. It is a read-only query operation similar to 'list' or 'get'.
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List all available flight modes that can be assigned to aux channels. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Betaflight MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Betaflight MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_available_modes: 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 Betaflight MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_available_modes 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_available_modes 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_available_modes. 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_available_modes is provided by the Betaflight MCP Server MCP server (jir13/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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