Retrieves an existing Sift investigation by its UUID
AI agents call get_sift_investigation to retrieve information from Mcp Grafana without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only fetches/retrieves data (an investigation record) by identifier. It performs no mutation, deletion, code execution, or financial operations. The query is scoped to an existing investigation UUID, limiting data exposure. Classification as Read with low severity is appropriate.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_sift_investigation' and description 'Retrieves an existing Sift investigation by its UUID' both indicate a read-only retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieves an existing Sift investigation by its UUID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Grafana MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Grafana MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_sift_investigation: 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 Grafana. Nothing to install.
get_sift_investigation 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_sift_investigation 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_sift_investigation. 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_sift_investigation is provided by the Mcp Grafana MCP server (@leval/mcp-grafana). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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