Get all objects referenced by a specific policy.
AI agents call get_policy_references_list 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.
This tool performs a read-only operation that queries and returns policy references. It has no side effects, does not modify data, and does not execute code or trigger external operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an attacker could only gain visibility into policy structure, not alter configurations or access sensitive data beyond what the policy references expose.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get all objects referenced by a specific policy' — retrieves and queries policy reference data without modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_policy_references_list gives an agent:
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_policy_references_list:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_policy_references_list": {}
}
}get_policy_references_list is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get all objects referenced by a specific policy. 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_policy_references_list: 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_policy_references_list 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_policy_references_list 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_policy_references_list. 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_policy_references_list 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.
Start from Fortimanager, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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