List active alerts (e.g. firmware out of date, no setup completed, no soil height yet). The web app uses these for setup wizards and notifications.
AI agents call farmbot_list_alerts 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 alert status information from FarmBot without modifying any state, executing operations, or causing irreversible changes. It is purely informational, used by the web app for notifications and setup guidance. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent retrieving alerts cannot cause harm to hardware or data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'farmbot_list_alerts' and description 'List active alerts' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. Returns existing alert data for informational purposes only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List active alerts (e.g. firmware out of date, no setup completed, no soil height yet). The web app uses these for setup wizards and notifications. 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_list_alerts: 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_list_alerts 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_list_alerts 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_list_alerts. 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_list_alerts 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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