Retrieve all Plugwise devices and their current states, sensors, and capabilities. Returns comprehensive information for all connected devices including thermostats, switches, sensors, and other appliances. Includes current readings, capabilities, and operational states.
AI agents call get_devices to retrieve information from Plugwise without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns information about connected smart home devices and their states without modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is a passive read operation typical of device discovery and status monitoring in IoT/home automation systems.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_devices' and description 'Retrieve all Plugwise devices' indicates a read-only query operation. The verb 'Retrieve' and the phrase 'Returns comprehensive information' confirm data retrieval with no side effects.
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Retrieve all Plugwise devices and their current states, sensors, and capabilities. Returns comprehensive information for all connected devices including thermostats, switches, sensors, and other appliances. Includes current readings, capabilities, and operational states. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Plugwise MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Plugwise MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_devices: 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 Plugwise. Nothing to install.
get_devices 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 get_devices 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 get_devices. 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.
get_devices is provided by the Plugwise MCP server (plugwise-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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