Retrieve HTTP request traces with performance metrics. Shows response times and breakdown of time spent in DB, compute, HTTP calls, etc. for HTTP routes. IMPORTANT: Default time range is last 1 hour. If no data is returned, try a wider startTime (e.g., 24 hours or 1 week ago in milliseconds).
AI agents call get_http_traces to retrieve information from Monti APM 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 and reads performance metrics from the Monti APM monitoring system. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete data, execute arbitrary code, or move money. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an agent could retrieve sensitive performance timing data that might reveal application architecture or business logic, but cannot cause system damage.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Retrieve[s] HTTP request traces with performance metrics' and 'Shows response times and breakdown of time spent in DB, compute, HTTP calls'.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve HTTP request traces with performance metrics. Shows response times and breakdown of time spent in DB, compute, HTTP calls, etc. for HTTP routes. IMPORTANT: Default time range is last 1 hour. If no data is returned, try a wider startTime (e.g., 24 hours or 1 week ago in milliseconds). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Monti APM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Monti APM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_http_traces: 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 Monti APM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_http_traces 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_http_traces 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_http_traces. 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_http_traces is provided by the Monti APM MCP Server MCP server (quavedev/montiapm-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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