list_fortimanager_categories

What list_fortimanager_categories does on Fortimanager

AI agents call list_fortimanager_categories 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_fortimanager_categories is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only query to list operation categories. The explicit 'metadata-only' descriptor confirms no side effects, state changes, or operations are triggered. Classification as Read is appropriate with low severity due to minimal blast radius from misuse—an agent would only retrieve informational data about available operations.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_fortimanager_categories' and description 'List high-level FortiManager operation categories (metadata-only)' indicate a retrieval operation that returns metadata without modifying or executing anything.

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

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

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