Choose the tools an AI agent can use

On the MCP governance tab of an AI Agent asset page, the Tools view shows the MCP tools of the MCP servers that the AI agent can call, with their description and metadata. To allow or block a tool for the AI agent, create a rule for it. A tool that no rule allows is blocked.

Prerequisites

  • You have registered the MCP server and its tools are listed.
  • The AI agent is allowed to call the tools of the MCP server (the AI Agent is linked to the MCP Server with the is registered to use relation).
    To link them, open the asset page of the MCP server, click Show everything, go to has registrations for AI Agent, and then add the AI agent.
  • You have a resource role with the Asset > Update resource permission on the AI Agent asset. Without it, the Create rule button is hidden. No global permission is required.

Steps

  1. Open the AI Agent asset page, and click the MCP governance tab.
  2. Click Tools.
    A table shows the tools, with their name, description, and metadata.
  3. To allow or block a tool, create a rule that applies to it. For steps, go to Define the MCP rules for an AI agent.

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