Download a file from the remote SSH server to the local machine via SFTP. Returns: Success message with transfer details Use cases: - Retrieve log files for analysis - Download backups or exports - Fetch configuration files for review
AI agents call ssh_download to retrieve information from Langfuse Observability without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The ssh_download tool performs a one-way transfer of existing data from a remote system to local storage. This is a read operation with no side effects on the source system.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Download a file from the remote SSH server to the local machine' with use cases limited to retrieval: 'Retrieve log files', 'Download backups or exports', 'Fetch configuration files for review'. No modification or deletion occurs.
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Download a file from the remote SSH server to the local machine via SFTP. Returns: Success message with transfer details Use cases: - Retrieve log files for analysis - Download backups or exports - Fetch configuration files for review. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Langfuse Observability MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Langfuse Observability MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ssh_download: 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 Langfuse Observability. Nothing to install.
ssh_download 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 ssh_download 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 ssh_download. 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.
ssh_download is provided by the Langfuse Observability MCP server (langfuse-observability-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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