Get FarmBot OS config: photo settings, soil height fallback, auto-update flags, sequence cancellation behaviour.
AI agents call farmbot_get_fbos_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 queries and retrieves existing system configuration data. It performs a read-only operation with no ability to modify state, execute commands, or trigger external actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent gaining access to configuration details poses low risk since these are generally non-sensitive operational parameters. Classification as Read is appropriate.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get FarmBot OS config'; it retrieves configuration parameters (photo settings, soil height fallback, auto-update flags, sequence cancellation behaviour) with no modification or side effects.
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Get FarmBot OS config: photo settings, soil height fallback, auto-update flags, sequence cancellation behaviour. 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_fbos_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_fbos_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_fbos_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_fbos_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_fbos_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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