Get scheduled downtimes
AI agents call get_downtimes to retrieve information from Datadog MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries downtime schedule information without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no blast radius if misused by an AI agent—at worst it exposes downtime metadata that may already be accessible to the user. Classification as Read is appropriate.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_downtimes' and description 'Get scheduled downtimes' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'get' is a standard read operation that queries existing downtime data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get scheduled downtimes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Datadog MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Datadog MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_downtimes: 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 Datadog MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_downtimes 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_downtimes 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_downtimes. 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_downtimes is provided by the Datadog MCP Server MCP server (ppandrangi/datadog-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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