Get the startup configuration of an Aruba device.
AI agents call get_startup_config to retrieve information from HPE Aruba Networking Central 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 and retrieves the existing startup configuration from an Aruba device without altering, executing, or deleting any data. It is a read-only operation with minimal risk—the worst case is unauthorized access to sensitive configuration details, which would be a confidentiality concern but not an integrity or availability threat.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_startup_config' and description 'Get the startup configuration' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of device commands.
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Get the startup configuration of an Aruba device. It is categorised as a Read tool in the HPE Aruba Networking Central MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the HPE Aruba Networking Central MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_startup_config: 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 HPE Aruba Networking Central MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_startup_config 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_startup_config 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_startup_config. 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_startup_config is provided by the HPE Aruba Networking Central MCP Server MCP server (the-otner/aruba-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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