ips_sensor_list
List all IPS sensor profiles.
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What ips_sensor_list does on FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server
AI agents call ips_sensor_list to retrieve information from FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why ips_sensor_list is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only query of IPS sensor profiles without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. Listing security profiles is informational in nature with minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes configuration data that may already be visible through the FortiOS interface.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description states 'List all IPS sensor profiles' — a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs ips_sensor_list safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For ips_sensor_list, this is the rule to start with:
ips_sensor_list is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server, apply this rule, and every ips_sensor_list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about ips_sensor_list
List all IPS sensor profiles. It is categorised as a Read tool in the FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ips_sensor_list: 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 FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server. Nothing to install.
ips_sensor_list 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 ips_sensor_list 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 ips_sensor_list. 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.
ips_sensor_list is provided by the FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server MCP server (paoloamato2/fortinet-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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