Get raw linuxptp daemon log entries from OpenShift cluster. Use dedicated tools (get_grandmaster_status, analyze_sync_status, get_clock_hierarchy) for structured analysis.
AI agents call get_ptp_logs to retrieve information from PTP MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves log entries from an OpenShift cluster's PTP daemon without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. Log retrieval is a read-only operation with no side effects or destructive capability. The narrow scope (PTP daemon logs only) and lack of any write/execute/destructive capabilities result in low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_ptp_logs' and description 'Get raw linuxptp daemon log entries' indicate retrieval of existing log data with no modification or side effects.
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Get raw linuxptp daemon log entries from OpenShift cluster. Use dedicated tools (get_grandmaster_status, analyze_sync_status, get_clock_hierarchy) for structured analysis. It is categorised as a Read tool in the PTP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the PTP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_ptp_logs: 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 PTP MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_ptp_logs 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_ptp_logs 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_ptp_logs. 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_ptp_logs is provided by the PTP MCP Server MCP server (redhat-cne/ptp-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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