Get full configuration for a device. Returns (in addition to list fields): supported, firmwareUpdatable, provisionedAt, configurationId, uplink.deviceId, features (object keyed by capability: switching {lags[]} / accessPoint {}), interfaces.ports[] for switches ({idx, state, connector, maxSpeedMb...
AI agents call unifi_get_device to retrieve information from UniFi Network 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 and queries device configuration data from the UniFi Network API. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The description focuses entirely on what data fields are returned (firmwareUpdatable, provisionedAt, configurationId, features, interfaces) and states its use cases are for viewing 'switch port layout/PoE state, AP radio config, uplink topology'—all…
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'unifi_get_device' and description explicitly states 'Get full configuration for a device. Returns...
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Get full configuration for a device. Returns (in addition to list fields): supported, firmwareUpdatable, provisionedAt, configurationId, uplink.deviceId, features (object keyed by capability: switching {lags[]} / accessPoint {}), interfaces.ports[] for switches ({idx, state, connector, maxSpeedMbps, speedMbps, poe:{standard, type, enabled, state}}), interfaces.radios[] for APs ({wlanStandard, frequencyGHz, channelWidthMHz, channel}). NOTE: in the LIST endpoint, features/interfaces are capability-tag string arrays instead. Use for: switch port layout/PoE state, AP radio config, uplink topology. For live throughput/CPU/memory, use unifi_get_device_statistics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UniFi Network MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UniFi Network MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for unifi_get_device: 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 Network MCP Server. Nothing to install.
unifi_get_device 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 unifi_get_device 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 unifi_get_device. 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.
unifi_get_device is provided by the UniFi Network MCP Server MCP server (owine/unifi-network-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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