get_entities

Récupère la liste de toutes les entités Home Assistant avec leurs états

Server Home Assistant MCP Server jonathan97480/mcphomeassistant
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_entities does on Home Assistant MCP Server

AI agents call get_entities to retrieve information from Home Assistant MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_entities needs a policy

This tool retrieves entity data and state information from a smart home system. While it is a read-only operation with no side effects, the severity is elevated to medium because the data returned could reveal sensitive information about the home environment (device types, states, presence/absence patterns, device locations), which could be exploited for security or privacy purposes if misused by an untrusted agent.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Récupère la liste de toutes les entités Home Assistant avec leurs états' (retrieves the list of all Home Assistant entities with their states). The action is purely retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution.

Questions about get_entities

What does the get_entities tool do? +

Récupère la liste de toutes les entités Home Assistant avec leurs états. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Home Assistant MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_entities? +

Register the Home Assistant MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_entities: 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 Home Assistant MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_entities? +

get_entities is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_entities? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_entities 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.

How do I block get_entities completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_entities. 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.

What MCP server provides get_entities? +

get_entities is provided by the Home Assistant MCP Server MCP server (jonathan97480/mcphomeassistant). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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get_entities is one line of Home Assistant MCP Server's registry record.

The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.

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