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get_available_package_versions

get_available_package_versions

How to control get_available_package_versions ↓

What get_available_package_versions does on Fortimanager

AI agents call get_available_package_versions to retrieve information from Fortimanager without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why get_available_package_versions needs a policy

This tool retrieves information about available package versions without modifying, executing code, deleting data, or engaging in financial transactions. The 'get' verb is strongly associated with read operations. Even in a network security management context (FortiManager), retrieving version metadata is fundamentally a query operation with minimal blast radius.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_available_package_versions' indicates a retrieval operation (get/list). Description is empty, but the verb 'get' and context of querying FortiManager for version information strongly suggests a read-only query with no side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_available_package_versions gives an agent:

How to control get_available_package_versions

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Fortimanager, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_available_package_versions:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_available_package_versions": {}
  }
}

get_available_package_versions is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Fortimanager — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about get_available_package_versions

What does the get_available_package_versions tool do? +

get_available_package_versions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fortimanager MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_available_package_versions? +

Register the Fortimanager MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_available_package_versions: 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 Fortimanager. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_available_package_versions? +

get_available_package_versions is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_available_package_versions? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_available_package_versions 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.

How do I block get_available_package_versions completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_available_package_versions. 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.

What MCP server provides get_available_package_versions? +

get_available_package_versions is provided by the Fortimanager MCP server (jmpijll/fortimanager-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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