Get infrastructure and hosts information
AI agents call get_infrastructure 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 existing infrastructure and host data from Datadog without side effects. It is a straightforward data query operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The blast radius is minimal—misuse would only expose monitoring data that is typically intended for visibility purposes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_infrastructure' and description 'Get infrastructure and hosts information' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get infrastructure and hosts information. 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_infrastructure: 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_infrastructure 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_infrastructure 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_infrastructure. 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_infrastructure 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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