aap_get_job_output
AI agents call aap_get_job_output to retrieve information from AAP MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the output of a completed or running job in Ansible Automation Platform. Retrieving job output is a data query operation with no side effects—it does not modify, create, or destroy resources.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'aap_get_job_output' uses the verb 'get', which is characteristic of data retrieval operations. The lack of mutation keywords (create, update, delete, modify) combined with the retrieval intent ('get') indicates a read-only operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
aap_get_job_output. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AAP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AAP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for aap_get_job_output: 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 AAP MCP Server. Nothing to install.
aap_get_job_output 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 aap_get_job_output 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 aap_get_job_output. 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.
aap_get_job_output is provided by the AAP MCP Server MCP server (srinivassrinu842/aap-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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