Get a comprehensive overview of an Appstack environment including basic info, variable groups, and latest orchestration in one read-only call. Use this after identifying an application and environment via get_application_overview.
AI agents call get_environment_overview to retrieve information from Yunxiao without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
appName | string | Yes | Application unique name. Use list_applications or list_attached_apps to discover valid names. |
envName | string | Yes | Environment name. Use get_application_overview to discover valid environment names. |
organizationId | string | — | Yunxiao organization ID. When omitted, the server uses the user's default organization. |
includeVariableGroups | boolean | — | Whether to include environment variable groups. Defaults to true. |
includeLatestOrchestration | boolean | — | Whether to include the latest available orchestration. Defaults to true. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool performs information retrieval about environments without any side effects or data modification. The explicit 'read-only' designation and the action verbs 'get' and 'overview' confirm it is a Read category tool. Severity is low because it only exposes environment metadata and configuration information, which while potentially sensitive, does not enable direct harmful actions or data destruction.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'read-only call' and retrieves 'overview...basic info, variable groups, and latest orchestration' with no modification capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a comprehensive overview of an Appstack environment including basic info, variable groups, and latest orchestration in one read-only call. Use this after identifying an application and environment via get_application_overview. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Yunxiao MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_environment_overview accepts 5 parameters: appName, envName, organizationId, includeVariableGroups, includeLatestOrchestration. Required: appName, envName. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Yunxiao MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_environment_overview: 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 Yunxiao. Nothing to install.
get_environment_overview 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_environment_overview 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_environment_overview. 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_environment_overview is provided by the Yunxiao MCP server (@futuretea/yunxiao-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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