// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

RHOMBUS NODE TOOLS

31 tools from the Rhombus Node MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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// ALL 31 RHOMBUS NODE TOOLS

READ 19 tools

Read access-control-tool This tool manages Rhombus access control operations including door unlocking, access groups, credentials, ... Read alarm-monitoring-tool This tool retrieves alarm monitoring status and threat case information across Rhombus locations. It has ... Read analytics-tool This tool generates composite operational analytics reports by combining multiple data sources. Use it for... Read camera-uptime-tool This tool analyzes camera uptime and reliability over a time period. It computes uptime percentages, outag... Read count-tool This tool counts the number of items by accepting an array of UUIDs. It can count anything that has ... Read entity-lookup-tool Retrieves specific entities (or devices) by their UUIDs. Takes a list of device UUIDs and returns the devi... Read faces-tool This tool interacts with the Rhombus face recognition system to retrieve information about face sightings ... Read get-entity-tool Retrieves entities (or devices) of certain types — cameras, doorbell cameras, badge readers, access-contro... Read get-org-information Get general information about the organization including org name, camera configuration defaults, contact i... Read guest-management-tool This tool manages Rhombus guest/visitor operations. It can list all guests, retrieve activity logs, and fi... Read reboot-cameras this tool is for rebooting one or more cameras causing them to reconnect to the server, this is a helpful o... Read report-tool **Scope:** This tool returns **aggregated counts and time-series summaries** over specified intervals and ... Read search-tool This tool performs visual and data searches across Rhombus camera footage and events. It has the followin... Read time-conversion-tool This tool is capable of converting to and from epoch and ISO 8601 timestamps. Use this tool when you have o... Read time-tool This tool returns timestamps from natural-language descriptions of time. If the user asks about the "curren... Read user-access-trail-tool This tool traces a specific user's physical access events across all doors and access points. It answers q... Read user-audit-tool This tool retrieves configuration audit trails for specific users or specific targets (devices, policies, ... Read user-tool This tool manages Rhombus user operations including listing users, finding users by email, and viewing per... Read video-walls-tool This tool interacts with Rhombus video walls. Rhombus video walls are a collection of camera feeds combine...

WRITE 6 tools

Write camera-tool This tool can perform some action pertaining to the video stream of a camera. There are four types of requ... Write create-camera-policy-tool A tool for creating a camera policy that walks users through a multi-step process. The step begins with t... Write door-schedule-exception-tool This tool manages Rhombus door schedule exceptions. A door lock/unlock exception is a one-time rule used ... Write door-tool This tool manages Rhombus door controller rules and door policies. It has the following modes of operatio... Write location-tool This tool performs operations on locations. - 'get': Retrieves all locations. When generating reports with... Write update-tool This tool allows updating configuration settings for various Rhombus entities. Currently supports: - **Cam...

DESTRUCTIVE 2 tools

Destructive automated-prompts-tool This tool manages Rhombus MIND automated prompts - scheduled chatbot jobs that run a prompt at a recurring... Destructive rules-tool This tool manages Rhombus automation rules for triggering actions based on events. It has the following m...

EXECUTE 4 tools

Execute clips-tool Retrieves saved video clips from the Rhombus system. Saved clips can be viewed for up to 2 years and are t... Execute events-tool **Scope:** This tool returns **raw, event-level data** (individual events with timestamps). Use **report-t... Execute lpr-tool This tool interacts with the Rhombus LPR system to retrieve information about license plate recognition ev... Execute policy-alerts-tool Retrieves Rhombus policy alerts. Policy alerts in the Rhombus system are generated based on user-defined a...

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DIRECT INSTALL (UNMANAGED) npx -y rhombus-node-mcp

// FAQ

How many tools does the Rhombus Node MCP server have? +

The Rhombus Node MCP server exposes 31 tools across 4 categories: Read, Write, Destructive, Execute.

How do I enforce policies on Rhombus Node tools? +

Route the Rhombus Node server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard — they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do Rhombus Node tools fall into? +

Rhombus Node tools are categorised as Read (19), Write (6), Destructive (2), Execute (4). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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