Get a point group by ID, including its member point IDs.
AI agents call farmbot_get_point_group 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 data (a point group and its member point IDs) without creating, modifying, or deleting anything. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent — worst case, an agent reads unauthorized point group data, but cannot alter hardware state or perform destructive actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'get'; description states 'Get a point group by ID' which retrieves data without modification. No side effects or state changes implied.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a point group by ID, including its member point IDs. 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_point_group: 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_point_group 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_point_group 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_point_group. 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_point_group 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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