snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate
Unified tool for orchestrating Security Incident Response (SIR) playbooks on sn_si_playbook and sn_si_playbook_task. Drives a playbook step-by-step against an incident, tracking task instance state from pending through complete. Actions: - list_playbooks — list playbook definitions on sn_si_playb...
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What snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate does on Serac
AI agents invoke snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate to trigger actions in Serac. 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 snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate is rated High
This tool orchestrates Security Incident Response playbooks, which are automated workflows that execute external operations and procedures against live incidents. The 'start' action initiates execution of predefined playbook steps with real-world consequences on incident handling.
From the tool's definition Drives a playbook step-by-step against an incident, tracking task instance state from pending through complete. Actions include 'start — start a playbook against an incident' which creates runtime task instances and marks execution state.
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The rule that runs snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate 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_sir_playbook_orchestrate, this is the rule to start with:
snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate 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 Serac, apply this rule, and every snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate
Unified tool for orchestrating Security Incident Response (SIR) playbooks on sn_si_playbook and sn_si_playbook_task. Drives a playbook step-by-step against an incident, tracking task instance state from pending through complete. Actions: - list_playbooks — list playbook definitions on sn_si_playbook (catalogue of available procedures) - start — start a playbook against an incident (creates the run-time task instances and marks the first step in_progress) - list_running — list currently running playbook task instances, optionally filtered by incident - get_status — get the full step list for a running playbook on an incident with each step. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Serac MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Serac MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate: 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_sir_playbook_orchestrate 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 snow_sir_playbook_orchestrate 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_sir_playbook_orchestrate. 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_sir_playbook_orchestrate 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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