查询交换机列表
AI agents call describe_vswitches to retrieve information from Alibaba Cloud Operations 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 lists configuration information about Alibaba Cloud VSwitches, which are networking resources. It has no side effects, creates no data, executes no code, and causes no destructive changes. The 'describe' pattern across the tool suite (describe_ecs_instances, describe_ecs_regions, describe_vpcs) consistently indicates data retrieval operations.
From the tool's definition describe_vswitches queries VSwitches (virtual switches) list; the verb 'describe' retrieves data without modification. The Chinese description '查询交换机列表' translates to 'query switch list', confirming a read-only retrieval operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
查询交换机列表. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Alibaba Cloud Operations MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Alibaba Cloud Operations MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for describe_vswitches: 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 Alibaba Cloud Operations MCP Server. Nothing to install.
describe_vswitches 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 describe_vswitches 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 describe_vswitches. 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.
describe_vswitches is provided by the Alibaba Cloud Operations MCP Server MCP server (radiumgu/alicloud-ops-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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