Find which VLAN subnet(s) match an IP in a provided VLAN map.
AI agents call find_vlan_for_ip to retrieve information from Network MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a read-only query tool that searches and retrieves VLAN mapping information. The action is purely informational—looking up which VLAN subnet(s) correspond to a given IP address in a provided map. There are no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no destructive operations.
From the tool's definition The tool 'find_vlan_for_ip' performs a lookup operation: 'Find which VLAN subnet(s) match an IP in a provided VLAN map.' It queries network configuration data and returns matching information without modifying, executing code, deleting data, or creating…
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Find which VLAN subnet(s) match an IP in a provided VLAN map. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Network MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Network MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_vlan_for_ip: 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 Network MCP Server. Nothing to install.
find_vlan_for_ip 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 find_vlan_for_ip 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 find_vlan_for_ip. 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.
find_vlan_for_ip is provided by the Network MCP Server MCP server (labeveryday/network-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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