Get a quick summary of playbook execution status without detailed task information. Useful for checking if a playbook is complete or monitoring multiple playbooks.
AI agents call get_playbook_status to retrieve information from Ara Records MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the status of Ansible playbook executions and returns information without side effects. It performs data retrieval only, making it a Read category tool. Severity is low because the blast radius of misuse is limited to unauthorized visibility into execution status, which does not impact system operations, data integrity, or financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves a 'quick summary of playbook execution status' and is useful for 'checking if a playbook is complete or monitoring multiple playbooks.' These are read-only query operations with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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Get a quick summary of playbook execution status without detailed task information. Useful for checking if a playbook is complete or monitoring multiple playbooks. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ara Records MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ara Records MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_playbook_status: 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 Ara Records MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_playbook_status 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_playbook_status 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_playbook_status. 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_playbook_status is provided by the Ara Records MCP Server MCP server (syndr/ara-records-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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