AI agents call pull_file to retrieve information from Android Forensics ADB MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
While this retrieves data (Read category), the severity is 'medium' rather than 'low' because: (1) forensic investigations may expose highly sensitive personal data including private communications, authentication credentials, or location history; (2) the tool operates on Android devices where sensitive user data commonly resides; (3) misuse by an AI agent could lead to unauthorized exfiltration of private…
From the tool's definition Tool description: 'Pull a specific file from the device.' This is a data retrieval operation from an Android device via ADB. The word 'pull' in ADB terminology means to copy/download a file from the device to the local system without modifying the source.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access pull_file gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Android Forensics ADB MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for pull_file:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"pull_file": {}
}
}pull_file is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Pull a specific file from the device. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Android Forensics ADB MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Android Forensics ADB MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pull_file: 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 Android Forensics ADB MCP Server. Nothing to install.
pull_file 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 pull_file 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 pull_file. 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.
pull_file is provided by the Android Forensics ADB MCP Server MCP server (0x-professor/droidforensics-suite). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Android Forensics ADB MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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