Get the device configuration from the FarmBot REST API. Returns the full device record including name, timezone, firmware config, and other settings. This is the REST API device config, not the MQTT live status.
AI agents call farmbot_get_device_config to retrieve information from Farmbot Agent without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves configuration data from the FarmBot REST API without any side effects. It is a pure read operation that queries existing settings and metadata. The information returned (name, timezone, firmware config, settings) is informational only and does not execute commands, modify state, or trigger hardware operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states it 'Get[s] the device configuration' and 'Returns the full device record'. No modifications, deletions, or external operations are performed.
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Get the device configuration from the FarmBot REST API. Returns the full device record including name, timezone, firmware config, and other settings. This is the REST API device config, not the MQTT live status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Farmbot Agent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Farmbot Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for farmbot_get_device_config: 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 Farmbot Agent. Nothing to install.
farmbot_get_device_config 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 farmbot_get_device_config 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 farmbot_get_device_config. 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.
farmbot_get_device_config is provided by the Farmbot Agent MCP server (kieranklaassen/farmbot-agent-cli-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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