Return the current backup schedule configuration.
AI agents call get_backup_schedule to retrieve information from Metis Public Health without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a Read operation: it retrieves and queries backup schedule data with no side effects. However, severity is elevated to high because backup schedules reveal operational security posture, timing of when the system is vulnerable, and scheduling patterns that could inform attackers of backup windows when data is most or least protected.
From the tool's definition Tool returns 'the current backup schedule configuration' — a read-only query that retrieves system backup settings without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Return the current backup schedule configuration. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Metis Public Health MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Metis Public Health MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_backup_schedule: 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 Metis Public Health. Nothing to install.
get_backup_schedule 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 get_backup_schedule 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 get_backup_schedule. 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.
get_backup_schedule is provided by the Metis Public Health MCP server (sveritg/metis_ph). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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