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user_group_get

user_group_get

How to control user_group_get ↓

What user_group_get does on FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server

AI agents call user_group_get to retrieve information from FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why user_group_get needs a policy

A 'get' operation on user groups retrieves or queries user group configuration data from FortiOS. This is a read-only operation with no side effects, capability to modify or delete data, or financial impact. The empty description reduces confidence slightly, but the naming convention and sibling tool patterns strongly indicate this is a data retrieval tool.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'user_group_get' follows a consistent GET pattern observed in sibling tools (antivirus_profile_get, automation_setting_get, certificate_ca_list, certificate_local_list). The '_get' suffix conventionally retrieves data without modification.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access user_group_get gives an agent:

How to control user_group_get

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for user_group_get:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "user_group_get": {}
  }
}

user_group_get is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about user_group_get

What does the user_group_get tool do? +

user_group_get. 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.

How do I enforce a policy on user_group_get? +

Register the FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for user_group_get: 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.

What risk level is user_group_get? +

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

Can I rate-limit user_group_get? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the user_group_get 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 user_group_get completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for user_group_get. 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 user_group_get? +

user_group_get 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.

Enforce policy on every FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server tool call.

Start from FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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