execute_advanced_tool

What execute_advanced_tool does on Fortimanager

AI agents invoke execute_advanced_tool to trigger actions in Fortimanager. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

Why execute_advanced_tool is rated High

This tool allows execution of FortiManager operations specified at runtime without predefined constraints. Given the sibling tools (add_device_to_group, add_policies_to_block, add_real_device, etc.) that modify network security configurations, dynamic execution of FortiManager operations could trigger significant unintended side effects—including policy changes, device reconfigurations, or security rule…

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'execute_advanced_tool' and description states 'Execute a FortiManager operation dynamically by tool name.' The word 'dynamically' and 'execute' indicate arbitrary operation invocation based on runtime arguments.

The rule that runs execute_advanced_tool safely

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

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "execute_advanced_tool": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "execute_advanced_tool_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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