get_template_group
Get details of a template group.
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What get_template_group does on FortiManager MCP Server
AI agents call get_template_group to retrieve information from FortiManager MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_template_group is rated Low
This is a read-only operation that queries and returns details about an existing template group. It has no side effects, does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The verb 'Get' and the absence of any language indicating state changes confirm this is a simple data retrieval tool with minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_template_group' and description states 'Get details of a template group' — retrieves template group information without modification.
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The rule that runs get_template_group safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and FortiManager MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_template_group, this is the rule to start with:
get_template_group is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect FortiManager MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_template_group call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_template_group
Get details of a template group. It is categorised as a Read tool in the FortiManager MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the FortiManager MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_template_group: 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 FortiManager MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_template_group 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_template_group 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_template_group. 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_template_group is provided by the FortiManager MCP Server MCP server (rstierli/fortimanager-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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