Returns the resolved set of controls included in a given ISM OSCAL profile (classification baseline or Essential Eight maturity level) for a given version.
AI agents call get_profile_controls to retrieve information from ISM 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 configuration baselines and control mappings from the ISM documentation. It performs a lookup operation against existing profile data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The output is informational only, used to understand what security controls apply to a given classification level or maturity baseline.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Returns the resolved set of controls' from an ISM OSCAL profile. The verb 'Returns' indicates data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Returns the resolved set of controls included in a given ISM OSCAL profile (classification baseline or Essential Eight maturity level) for a given version. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ISM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ISM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_profile_controls: 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 ISM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_profile_controls 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_profile_controls 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_profile_controls. 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_profile_controls is provided by the ISM MCP Server MCP server (rusticeagle/ism-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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