active_instance_info_tool

What active_instance_info_tool does on Qiskit IBM Transpiler MCP Server

AI agents call active_instance_info_tool to retrieve information from Qiskit IBM Transpiler MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why active_instance_info_tool is rated Low

This tool only retrieves and returns information about the current instance configuration (its CRN identifier). It performs no side effects, data modification, code execution, or destructive actions. The severity is low because disclosure of a CRN is informational and does not grant unauthorized access by itself; it is the type of metadata typically needed for normal API operations.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the Cloud Resource Name (CRN) of the currently active instance' — a retrieval operation that queries metadata about the active instance without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.

The rule that runs active_instance_info_tool safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Qiskit IBM Transpiler MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For active_instance_info_tool, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "active_instance_info_tool": {}
  }
}

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