Return SD-WAN runtime status and configuration if SD-WAN is available on the Fortigate.
AI agents call fortigate_get_sdwan_status 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 SD-WAN status and configuration information from the Fortigate firewall without modifying any state, creating resources, executing commands, deleting data, or moving money. It is a diagnostic query operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent—the worst outcome would be information disclosure of network configuration details already intended to be queryable.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get_' prefix and description states 'Return SD-WAN runtime status and configuration' — purely a retrieval operation. Server description explicitly limits scope to 'read-only querying and diagnostics' with 'no side effects' capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Return SD-WAN runtime status and configuration if SD-WAN is available on the Fortigate. 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_sdwan_status: 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_sdwan_status 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_sdwan_status 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_sdwan_status. 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_sdwan_status 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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