get-error-recovery

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why get-error-recovery needs a policy

This tool retrieves pre-defined recovery procedures or documentation for error handling. It has no side effects—it only reads and returns information to help operators understand how to recover from common issues. No infrastructure is modified, executed, or deleted. It falls clearly into the Read category as a lookup/query function.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-error-recovery' combined with description 'Get error recovery steps for common issues' indicates retrieval of information about error handling procedures.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get-error-recovery gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control get-error-recovery

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ansible, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get-error-recovery:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get-error-recovery": {}
  }
}

get-error-recovery is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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FAQ

Questions about get-error-recovery

What does the get-error-recovery tool do? +

Get error recovery steps for common issues. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ansible MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-error-recovery? +

Register the Ansible MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-error-recovery: 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 Ansible. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-error-recovery? +

get-error-recovery is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-error-recovery? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-error-recovery 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.

How do I block get-error-recovery completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-error-recovery. 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.

What MCP server provides get-error-recovery? +

get-error-recovery is provided by the Ansible MCP server (washyu/ansible-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Ansible tool call.

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