# get_switch_port_errors

Get error counters for CX switch ports.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_switch_port_errors`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/secure-ssid-centralmcp/get-switch-port-errors

## Facts

- Tool: `get_switch_port_errors`
- Server: API-Central (`secure-ssid/centralmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/secure-ssid-centralmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/secure-ssid/centralmcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_switch_port_errors",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_switch_port_errors is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves error counter metrics from network switch ports. It performs a read-only operation that gathers diagnostic/monitoring information. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The retrieval of performance metrics poses minimal security risk as it only exposes visibility into existing switch statistics.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_switch_port_errors' and description 'Get error counters for CX switch ports' indicate retrieval of monitoring data without modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call get_switch_port_errors 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches API-Central:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_switch_port_errors": {}
  }
}
```

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- `delete_auth_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/secure-ssid-centralmcp/delete-auth-profile.md
- `delete_auth_server` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/secure-ssid-centralmcp/delete-auth-server.md
- `delete_authz_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/secure-ssid-centralmcp/delete-authz-policy.md
- `delete_config_assignment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/secure-ssid-centralmcp/delete-config-assignment.md
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- `delete_glp_scope_group_scopes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/secure-ssid-centralmcp/delete-glp-scope-group-scopes.md
- `delete_gw_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/secure-ssid-centralmcp/delete-gw-policy.md
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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=secure-ssid-centralmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/secure-ssid-centralmcp