get_policy_usage_stats

What get_policy_usage_stats does on Fortimanager

AI agents call get_policy_usage_stats 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_policy_usage_stats is rated Low

The tool follows a standard 'get' naming pattern for read operations. It queries usage statistics for policies, which is a data retrieval operation with no side effects. The context of FortiManager (a network security management platform) confirms that policy usage statistics are informational queries. Without evidence of write, delete, execution, or financial capabilities, this is classified as Read.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_policy_usage_stats' indicates retrieval of statistics data. No description provided, but the 'get_' prefix and 'stats' suffix strongly suggest a read-only query operation that retrieves existing data without modification.

The rule that runs get_policy_usage_stats 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_policy_usage_stats, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_policy_usage_stats": {}
  }
}

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