Returns the configuration and status of a specific mitigation zone by IP address.
AI agents call get_zone_status to retrieve information from A10 Guardian without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves existing configuration and status data about a mitigation zone. The verb 'Returns' combined with 'configuration and status' describes a read-only operation with no side effects. While the A10 Guardian server has destructive and write capabilities (e.g., add_ip_to_zone, import_zone_template), this specific tool is purely informational.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_zone_status' and description 'Returns the configuration and status of a specific mitigation zone' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification of state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Returns the configuration and status of a specific mitigation zone by IP address. It is categorised as a Read tool in the A10 Guardian MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the A10 Guardian MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_zone_status: 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 A10 Guardian. Nothing to install.
get_zone_status 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_zone_status 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_zone_status. 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_zone_status is provided by the A10 Guardian MCP server (opastorello/a10-guardian). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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