Get environmental data summary (temperature, humidity, pressure) for a node or all nodes
AI agents call get_environmental_summary to retrieve information from Sage 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 sensor data without side effects. It matches the 'Read' category definition: retrieves or queries data with no side effects. The severity is low because unauthorized access to environmental sensor summaries poses minimal risk to system integrity, though it could reveal minor operational information about monitored nodes.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate querying and retrieving data: 'Get environmental data summary (temperature, humidity, pressure) for a node or all nodes'.
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Get environmental data summary (temperature, humidity, pressure) for a node or all nodes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sage MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sage MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_environmental_summary: 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 Sage MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_environmental_summary 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_environmental_summary 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_environmental_summary. 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_environmental_summary is provided by the Sage MCP Server MCP server (waggle-sensor/sage-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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