Get all cloud backup snapshots for a cluster
AI agents call cloud_backup_get_snapshots to retrieve information from MongoDB Atlas 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 backup snapshot metadata for a cluster without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a pure read operation that queries existing backup information. The severity is low because reading backup metadata poses minimal risk—it does not expose data itself, only snapshot availability information, and no side effects occur from querying this data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'cloud_backup_get_snapshots' and description 'Get all cloud backup snapshots for a cluster' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
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Get all cloud backup snapshots for a cluster. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MongoDB Atlas MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MongoDB Atlas MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cloud_backup_get_snapshots: 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 MongoDB Atlas MCP Server. Nothing to install.
cloud_backup_get_snapshots 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 cloud_backup_get_snapshots 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 cloud_backup_get_snapshots. 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.
cloud_backup_get_snapshots is provided by the MongoDB Atlas MCP Server MCP server (montumodi/mongodb-atlas-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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