Pick the best-fit Maximo failure code from a free-text description (LLM + keyword overlap fallback).
AI agents call auto_classify_failure to retrieve information from Maximo Enterprise MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and matches information against existing Maximo failure code taxonomy. It performs a read-only classification operation with no side effects: no asset state is changed, no work order is created or modified, and no external operations are triggered. The operation is informational and advisory in nature, intended to suggest the best-fit code for user consideration or downstream processing.
From the tool's definition Tool 'auto_classify_failure' uses LLM analysis and keyword matching to pick a failure code from free-text input. The description indicates lookup and classification only—no data creation, modification, deletion, or external action triggering.
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Pick the best-fit Maximo failure code from a free-text description (LLM + keyword overlap fallback). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Maximo Enterprise MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Maximo Enterprise MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for auto_classify_failure: 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 Maximo Enterprise MCP. Nothing to install.
auto_classify_failure 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 auto_classify_failure 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 auto_classify_failure. 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.
auto_classify_failure is provided by the Maximo Enterprise MCP server (maximo-enterprise-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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