List all Equinix Fabric ports in your account
AI agents call list_fabric_ports to retrieve information from Equinix Fabric MCP 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 existing port infrastructure information without creating, modifying, or deleting any resources. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal risk—the worst case is exposure of account infrastructure metadata. No execution, financial commitment, or destructive actions are involved.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_fabric_ports' and description 'List all Equinix Fabric ports in your account' indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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List all Equinix Fabric ports in your account. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Equinix Fabric MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Equinix Fabric MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_fabric_ports: 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 Equinix Fabric MCP. Nothing to install.
list_fabric_ports 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_fabric_ports 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_fabric_ports. 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_fabric_ports is provided by the Equinix Fabric MCP server (sliuuu/equinix-fabric-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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