aos8_get_radio_summary
Get AOS8 AP radio summary from show ap radio-summary.
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What aos8_get_radio_summary does on API-Central
AI agents call aos8_get_radio_summary to retrieve information from API-Central without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why aos8_get_radio_summary is rated Low
This tool retrieves information about AP (Access Point) radio status without modifying any network configuration or state. It is a passive monitoring query analogous to running a show command in network CLI, which produces no side effects and merely displays current radio summary data.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get AOS8 AP radio summary from `show ap radio-summary`', indicating a read-only query operation that retrieves radio status information.
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The rule that runs aos8_get_radio_summary 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 aos8_get_radio_summary, this is the rule to start with:
aos8_get_radio_summary 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 API-Central, apply this rule, and every aos8_get_radio_summary call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about aos8_get_radio_summary
Get AOS8 AP radio summary from show ap radio-summary. It is categorised as a Read tool in the API-Central MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the API-Central MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for aos8_get_radio_summary: 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.
aos8_get_radio_summary 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 aos8_get_radio_summary 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 aos8_get_radio_summary. 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.
aos8_get_radio_summary 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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