List active and recent alarms from the UniFi controller.
AI agents call list_alarms to retrieve information from UniFi MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool only retrieves and displays alarm data from the UniFi controller. It does not create, modify, delete, execute, or commit any financial actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an unauthorized user could only view alarm information, which is typically not sensitive network configuration data but rather status notifications. This is a straightforward read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_alarms' and description states it 'List active and recent alarms from the UniFi controller.' This is a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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List active and recent alarms from the UniFi controller. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UniFi MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UniFi MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_alarms: 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 UniFi MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_alarms 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 list_alarms 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 list_alarms. 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.
list_alarms is provided by the UniFi MCP Server MCP server (nathan-bw/unifi-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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