get_ssh_key

What get_ssh_key does on Linode MCP Server

AI agents call get_ssh_key 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.

Why get_ssh_key is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about an SSH key (likely metadata such as fingerprint, label, created date, or public key content) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read-only query operation, posing minimal risk even if invoked by an AI agent with incorrect parameters—the worst outcome would be retrieving information about the wrong SSH key.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_ssh_key' and description 'Get details for a specific SSH key' indicate retrieval of existing data without modification or side effects.

The rule that runs get_ssh_key safely

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

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

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