Reads from cache and returns the documentation of available macros
AI agents call get_foreman_dsl_docs to retrieve information from Foreman MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves cached documentation about available DSL macros. It is a read-only operation with no side effects, no data modification, and no execution capability. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only consume documentation that is presumably already accessible through normal Foreman documentation channels.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description explicitly state it 'Reads from cache and returns the documentation' of macros. No modification, deletion, or execution of external operations occurs.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_foreman_dsl_docs gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Foreman MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_foreman_dsl_docs:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_foreman_dsl_docs": {}
}
}get_foreman_dsl_docs is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Reads from cache and returns the documentation of available macros. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Foreman MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Foreman MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_foreman_dsl_docs: 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 Foreman MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_foreman_dsl_docs 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_foreman_dsl_docs 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_foreman_dsl_docs. 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_foreman_dsl_docs is provided by the Foreman MCP Server MCP server (theforeman/foreman-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Foreman MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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