get_ovs_usage
AI agents call get_ovs_usage to retrieve information from OCP Performance Analyzer MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Based on the tool name pattern 'get_*' commonly used for read operations, this tool appears to retrieve OVS usage statistics from the Kubernetes cluster. The sibling tools (get_api_server_stats, get_etcd_cluster_status, get_egressip_status, etc.) all follow a retrieval pattern with no apparent side effects. No evidence suggests this tool modifies, executes code, deletes data, or handles financial operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_ovs_usage' with 'get' prefix suggests retrieval of OVS (Open vSwitch) usage metrics. Description is empty, limiting confidence, but the 'get_' naming convention and context within a performance analysis server indicates data retrieval without…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_ovs_usage. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OCP Performance Analyzer MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OCP Performance Analyzer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_ovs_usage: 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 OCP Performance Analyzer MCP. Nothing to install.
get_ovs_usage 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_ovs_usage 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_ovs_usage. 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_ovs_usage is provided by the OCP Performance Analyzer MCP server (openshift-eng/ocp-performance-analyzer-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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