pool_get

What pool_get does on Truenas

AI agents call pool_get to retrieve information from Truenas without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why pool_get is rated Low

This tool retrieves pool configuration or status information from a TrueNAS SCALE instance. It is a simple read-only query operation that queries existing data without side effects. No data is created, modified, deleted, or overwritten, and no external operations are triggered. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker gains visibility into pool details but cannot harm storage or system integrity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'pool_get' and description 'Get pool details by ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.

The rule that runs pool_get safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Truenas, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For pool_get, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "pool_get": {}
  }
}

Questions about pool_get