Get CIs by their internal IDs and inventory source ID.
AI agents call get_cis_by_id to retrieve information from InvGate Service Desk without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves Configuration Items (CIs) by ID from an inventory system. It performs a read-only query operation with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no irreversible actions. The retrieval of existing asset data poses minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_cis_by_id' and description 'Get CIs by their internal IDs' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external systems.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get CIs by their internal IDs and inventory source ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the InvGate Service Desk MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the InvGate Service Desk MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_cis_by_id: 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 InvGate Service Desk. Nothing to install.
get_cis_by_id 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_cis_by_id 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_cis_by_id. 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_cis_by_id is provided by the InvGate Service Desk MCP server (oci:ghcr.io/tracegazer/invgate-service-desk-mcp:0.2.0). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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