Return link/speed/duplex/drop health for physical Fortigate interfaces.
AI agents call fortigate_get_interface_health to retrieve information from Fortigate MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves diagnostic and health information about Fortigate firewall interfaces. It performs a query operation that reports on interface status and performance metrics without modifying any configuration or state. The read-only nature of the server and the retrieval-only function of this tool place it squarely in the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool returns interface health metrics (link/speed/duplex/drop) and server is explicitly described as 'read-only querying and diagnostics...via SSH' with 'configuration inspection through natural language'. No side effects, no state changes.
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Return link/speed/duplex/drop health for physical Fortigate interfaces. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fortigate MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fortigate MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fortigate_get_interface_health: 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 Fortigate MCP. Nothing to install.
fortigate_get_interface_health 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 fortigate_get_interface_health 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 fortigate_get_interface_health. 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.
fortigate_get_interface_health is provided by the Fortigate MCP server (picaresco/mcp-fortigate). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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