Retrieves all groups that a user is a member or owner of.
AI agents call get_user_groups to retrieve information from Rover 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 group membership data for a user without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a simple information retrieval function. While the data returned may be sensitive within Red Hat's internal context, the tool itself performs no actions beyond fetching and returning existing data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_user_groups' and description 'Retrieves all groups that a user is a member or owner of' indicate a query operation with no side effects.
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Retrieves all groups that a user is a member or owner of. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Rover MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Rover MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_user_groups: 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 Rover MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_user_groups 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_user_groups 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_user_groups. 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_user_groups is provided by the Rover MCP Server MCP server (redhat-community-ai-tools/rover-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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