AI agents call list_availability_domains to retrieve information from Oci without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only query of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure availability domain information. It returns metadata about regional infrastructure topology with no side effects, state changes, or capability to execute code or modify resources. The verb 'list' combined with the informational nature of availability domains (fixed infrastructure data) confirms this is a safe Read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_availability_domains' and description 'List availability domains in a compartment' indicate a query operation that retrieves infrastructure metadata without modifying or executing anything.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List availability domains in a compartment (defaults to root tenancy). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Oci MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Oci MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_availability_domains: 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 Oci. Nothing to install.
list_availability_domains 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 list_availability_domains 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 list_availability_domains. 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.
list_availability_domains is provided by the Oci MCP server (sauryadas/oci-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
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