get-maintenance-spaces · Cpp Espace MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-maintenance-spaces does on Cpp Espace

AI agents call get-maintenance-spaces to retrieve information from Cpp Espace without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-maintenance-spaces needs a policy

This tool retrieves information about spaces linked to a maintenance schedule. It performs a query operation that returns data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external actions. The 'Get' prefix and absence of any mutation language confirm this is a safe read operation with minimal blast radius.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-maintenance-spaces' and description 'Get the spaces (rooms/areas) associated with a scheduled maintenance item' indicate a read-only retrieval operation with no data modification or side effects.

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Questions about get-maintenance-spaces

What does the get-maintenance-spaces tool do? +

Get the spaces (rooms/areas) associated with a scheduled maintenance item. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cpp Espace MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-maintenance-spaces? +

Register the Cpp Espace MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-maintenance-spaces: 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 Cpp Espace. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-maintenance-spaces? +

get-maintenance-spaces is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-maintenance-spaces? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-maintenance-spaces 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.

How do I block get-maintenance-spaces completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-maintenance-spaces. 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.

What MCP server provides get-maintenance-spaces? +

get-maintenance-spaces is provided by the Cpp Espace MCP server (norm613/cpp-espace-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.