List devices, optionally filtered by device_type (SWITCH/AP) or site_id. Server-side paginated.
AI agents call list_devices to retrieve information from API-Central without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries device information from HPE Aruba Central with optional filtering parameters. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The pagination indicates a standard read-only list operation. This is a clear Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_devices' and description 'List devices, optionally filtered by device_type (SWITCH/AP) or site_id' indicates a query/retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of commands.
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List devices, optionally filtered by device_type (SWITCH/AP) or site_id. Server-side paginated. 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 list_devices: 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.
list_devices 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_devices 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_devices. 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_devices 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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