aos_s_traceroute
Run a traceroute from an AOS-S switch (async, polls ~60s).
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What aos_s_traceroute does on API-Central
AI agents invoke aos_s_traceroute to trigger actions in API-Central. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why aos_s_traceroute is rated High
This tool executes a command on network infrastructure (an AOS-S switch). While traceroute itself is non-destructive and read-oriented in nature, it falls under Execute rather than Read because it triggers an active operation on a remote system whose scope and impact depend on user-supplied arguments (the target host).
From the tool's definition The tool description states it 'Run[s] a traceroute from an AOS-S switch', which is a network diagnostic command execution.
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The rule that runs aos_s_traceroute safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and API-Central, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For aos_s_traceroute, this is the rule to start with:
aos_s_traceroute stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect API-Central, apply this rule, and every aos_s_traceroute call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about aos_s_traceroute
Run a traceroute from an AOS-S switch (async, polls ~60s). It is categorised as a Execute tool in the API-Central MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the API-Central MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for aos_s_traceroute: 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 API-Central. Nothing to install.
aos_s_traceroute is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the aos_s_traceroute 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 aos_s_traceroute. 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.
aos_s_traceroute is provided by the API-Central MCP server (secure-ssid/centralmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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