# get_instance_config

Get a specific configuration profile for a Linode instance

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_instance_config`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/get-instance-config

## Facts

- Tool: `get_instance_config`
- Server: Linode MCP Server (`takashito/linode-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/takashito/linode-mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_instance_config",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_instance_config is rated Low

This tool retrieves configuration information about a Linode instance. The verb 'get' combined with 'configuration profile' describes a read-only query operation that returns existing data without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. No destructive, financial, or execution capability is implied. Blast radius is minimal as it only exposes existing configuration data.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_instance_config' with description 'Get a specific configuration profile for a Linode instance' indicates a retrieval operation with no side effects."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Linode MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_instance_config": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Linode MCP Server (415)

- `cancel_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/cancel-account.md
- `cancel_backups` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/cancel-backups.md
- `cancel_object_storage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/cancel-object-storage.md
- `delete_alert_definition` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-alert-definition.md
- `delete_api_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-api-token.md
- `delete_config_interface` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-config-interface.md
- `delete_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-domain.md
- `delete_domain_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-domain-record.md
- `delete_firewall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-firewall.md
- `delete_firewall_device` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-firewall-device.md
- `delete_image` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-image.md
- `delete_image_sharegroup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-image-sharegroup.md
- `delete_instance` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-instance.md
- `delete_instance_config` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-instance-config.md
- `delete_instance_disk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-instance-disk.md
- `delete_ipv4_address` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-ipv4-address.md
- `delete_ipv6_range` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-ipv6-range.md
- `delete_kubernetes_cluster` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-kubernetes-cluster.md
- `delete_kubernetes_control_plane_acl` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-kubernetes-control-plane-acl.md
- `delete_kubernetes_kubeconfig` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-kubernetes-kubeconfig.md
- `delete_kubernetes_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-kubernetes-node.md
- `delete_kubernetes_node_pool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-kubernetes-node-pool.md
- `delete_kubernetes_service_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-kubernetes-service-token.md
- `delete_linode_interface` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-linode-interface.md
- `delete_log_destination` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-log-destination.md
- `delete_log_stream` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-log-stream.md
- `delete_longview_client` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-longview-client.md
- `delete_mysql_instance` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-mysql-instance.md
- `delete_nodebalancer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-nodebalancer.md
- `delete_notification_channel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server/delete-notification-channel.md
- …and 385 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/takashito-linode-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=takashito-linode-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/takashito-linode-mcp-server