Argus Analysis Filter Search Translator MCP Tools#

This document describes the MCP tools available for Argus analysis filter search translation.

These tools help users:

  • build an Argus analysis filter search query payload

  • discover valid values for analysis filter sorting

  • validate search pagination and sort fields before retrieving results

General Notes#

  • Use these tools when you want the LLM to turn your analysis-filter search intent into a valid search query.

  • Argus analysis filters define detection rules that identify relevant events from the real-time security event stream and can transform matching events.

  • Describe what you want to find in plain language, and the LLM can use the request fields in this document to build the search.

  • If sorting is involved, the LLM can look up the allowed sortBy values before building the query.

  • Returned allowed values are case-sensitive, so the LLM should keep them exactly as returned.

  • If you want actual search results after building the query, the LLM can then use the analysis filter search execution tool with the same search intent.

Tool: generateArgusAnalysisFilterSearchQuery#

Purpose

Generate an Argus analysis filter search query from your search intent. The result is the generated analysis filter search JSON.

Arguments

Argument: request#

High-level purpose: the full analysis filter search definition the LLM builds from your request.

  • Type: object

  • Required: Yes

  • Default: None

request fields#

Field

Description

Type

Default

Required

filterID

Match analysis filters by any of these filter IDs.

array<number>

None

No

customer

Match analysis filters belonging to any of the specified customers, using customer ID or short name.

array<string>

None

No

includeAscendingCustomer

When customer filtering is used, also include parent customers.

boolean

false

No

includeDescendingCustomer

When customer filtering is used, also include child customers.

boolean

true

No

includeFilterFlag

Analysis filter flags that must all be present. Allowed values: enabled, controlled, defaultAggregate, skipNewEvent.

array<string>

None

No

excludeFilterFlag

Analysis filter flags that must not be present. Exclusion still applies even if included flags match. Allowed values: enabled, controlled, defaultAggregate, skipNewEvent.

array<string>

None

No

keywordFilter

Keyword-based matching across analysis filter fields.

object

None

No

timeFilter

Time-based narrowing for analysis filter search.

object

None

No

includeCode

Whether statement and trigger code should be included in the result objects.

boolean

false

No

page

Pagination settings.

object

{ "limit": 25, "offset": 0 }

No

sortBy

Sort order list. Use list order as priority. Prefix with - for descending. When sorting is involved, the LLM can look up the allowed sort values behind the scenes.

array<string>

None

No

request.keywordFilter fields#

Field

Description

Type

Default

Required

keywords

Search terms to match.

array<string>

None

No

keywordField

Which analysis filter keyword fields to search. Allowed values: id, name, description, label, preStatement1, preStatement2, statementCode, triggerCode, all.

array<string>

["all"]

No

keywordMatch

How to evaluate multiple keywords. Allowed values: any, all. Required when keywords are present.

string

all

No

request.timeFilter fields#

Field

Description

Type

Default

Required

timeField

Which analysis filter time field(s) the range applies to. Allowed values: created, lastUpdated, all.

array<string>

["lastUpdated"]

No

startTime

Start of the time range. Accepts epoch millis as string, ISO-8601 UTC, or relative expressions such as startOfDay - 1 day.

string

None

No

endTime

End of the time range. Accepts epoch millis as string, ISO-8601 UTC, or relative expressions such as now.

string

now

No

timeMatchStrategy

How to evaluate multiple timeField values. Allowed values: any, all. Mainly relevant when more than one time field is provided.

string

any

No

request.page fields#

Field

Description

Type

Default

Required

limit

Maximum number of items per page. Accepted range: 1 to 100.

number

25

No

offset

Number of items to skip before returning results. Must be 0 or greater.

number

0

No

Usage notes

  • Analysis filter search pagination supports 1 to 100 items per page. Values outside that range will fail.

  • For descending sorting, the LLM can use a - prefix such as -lastUpdated.

  • To search any statement text, the LLM can use preStatement1, preStatement2, and statementCode together.

  • Ask explicitly if you want analysis filter statement and trigger code included in search results, so the LLM can enable includeCode.

Tool: listArgusAnalysisFilterSearchSortBy#

Purpose

Return the allowed sortBy values for Argus analysis filter search.

Arguments

This tool takes no arguments.

Current returned values

id, name, created, lastUpdated