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What get-log-viewer-level does on Mcp Dev
AI agents call get-log-viewer-level to retrieve information from Mcp Dev without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get-log-viewer-level is rated Low
This tool retrieves log viewer levels from the Umbraco CMS system. It performs no data modification, deletion, code execution, or financial operations. The operation is read-only and retrieving system configuration data has minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes existing logging level settings without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-log-viewer-level' and description 'Get log viewer levels' indicate a retrieval operation that queries existing log viewer configuration without modification.
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The rule that runs get-log-viewer-level safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Dev, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get-log-viewer-level, this is the rule to start with:
get-log-viewer-level is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp Dev, apply this rule, and every get-log-viewer-level call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get-log-viewer-level
Get log viewer levels. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Dev MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Dev MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-log-viewer-level: 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 Mcp Dev. Nothing to install.
get-log-viewer-level 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 get-log-viewer-level 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 get-log-viewer-level. 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.
get-log-viewer-level is provided by the Mcp Dev MCP server (@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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