list_failed_tasks

What list_failed_tasks does on Fortimanager

AI agents call list_failed_tasks 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 list_failed_tasks is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about failed tasks from FortiManager. It has no side effects—it queries existing data about task execution status. While the description is empty, the semantic meaning of 'list_failed_tasks' clearly indicates a Read operation. Even in the context of a security/infrastructure management tool like FortiManager, listing failed tasks is a passive information retrieval function.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_failed_tasks' indicates retrieval of task status information. The 'list_' prefix strongly suggests a read-only query operation that retrieves and displays data without modification.

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

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

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