List network interfaces with status.
AI agents call interfaces to retrieve information from RouterOS MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only retrieval of network interface data from RouterOS devices. Listing interfaces is a diagnostic/monitoring action with no capability to modify configuration, execute commands, or delete data.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'interfaces' and description states 'List network interfaces with status' — a pure query operation that retrieves information about network interfaces without modification or side effects.
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List network interfaces with status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RouterOS MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the RouterOS MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for interfaces: 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 RouterOS MCP Server. Nothing to install.
interfaces 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 interfaces 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 interfaces. 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.
interfaces is provided by the RouterOS MCP Server MCP server (sevaepsteyn/routeros_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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