snow_blast_radius_apps
List all applications/scopes in the instance with configuration summary counts. 📋 USE THIS TO: - Get an overview of all apps and their configuration footprint - Find which apps have the most business rules, client scripts, etc. - Identify apps by name or scope prefix - Start a Blast Radius analy...
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What snow_blast_radius_apps does on Serac
AI agents call snow_blast_radius_apps to retrieve information from Serac without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why snow_blast_radius_apps is rated Low
This tool only retrieves and aggregates metadata about applications and their configuration counts. It performs no modifications, executions, or deletions. The 'Blast Radius' in the name refers to an analysis concept, not a destructive action.
From the tool's definition List all applications/scopes in the instance with configuration summary counts
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The rule that runs snow_blast_radius_apps safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Serac, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For snow_blast_radius_apps, this is the rule to start with:
snow_blast_radius_apps 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 Serac, apply this rule, and every snow_blast_radius_apps call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about snow_blast_radius_apps
List all applications/scopes in the instance with configuration summary counts. 📋 USE THIS TO: - Get an overview of all apps and their configuration footprint - Find which apps have the most business rules, client scripts, etc. - Identify apps by name or scope prefix - Start a Blast Radius analysis session 📊 RETURNS: - List of applications with name, scope, vendor - Per-app counts of business rules, client scripts, UI actions, UI policies, script includes, ACLs - Instance-level summary totals. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Serac MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Serac MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for snow_blast_radius_apps: 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 Serac. Nothing to install.
snow_blast_radius_apps 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 snow_blast_radius_apps 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 snow_blast_radius_apps. 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.
snow_blast_radius_apps is provided by the Serac MCP server (serac-labs/serac). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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