Get details of a backup
AI agents call mittwald_backup_get to retrieve information from Mittwald MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about an existing backup. The verb 'get' combined with the phrase 'details of a backup' clearly indicates a read-only query operation with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, execute, or trigger any external operations—it simply returns backup metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'mittwald_backup_get' and description 'Get details of a backup' indicate retrieval of backup metadata without modification or execution of operations.
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Get details of a backup. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mittwald MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mittwald MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mittwald_backup_get: 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 Mittwald MCP Server. Nothing to install.
mittwald_backup_get 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 mittwald_backup_get 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 mittwald_backup_get. 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.
mittwald_backup_get is provided by the Mittwald MCP Server MCP server (mittwald/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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