get_email_server_config
Get email server configuration for system notifications.
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What get_email_server_config does on Fortimanager
AI agents call get_email_server_config to retrieve information from Fortimanager without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_email_server_config is rated Low
This tool retrieves (reads) the email server configuration without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The 'get' verb and retrieval nature of fetching configuration data clearly places it in the Read category. The information disclosed (email server settings) poses minimal direct risk to system integrity, making severity low.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_email_server_config' and description 'Get email server configuration' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification capability.
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The rule that runs get_email_server_config 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 get_email_server_config, this is the rule to start with:
get_email_server_config is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Fortimanager, apply this rule, and every get_email_server_config call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_email_server_config
Get email server configuration for system notifications. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fortimanager MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fortimanager MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_email_server_config: 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.
get_email_server_config 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_email_server_config 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_email_server_config. 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_email_server_config 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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