list_etw_providers

What list_etw_providers does on Procmon

AI agents call list_etw_providers to retrieve information from Procmon without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why list_etw_providers is rated Low

This tool retrieves system configuration data about available ETW providers. It has no side effects, does not modify state, does not execute code, and does not access sensitive user data beyond what the system already exposes. The operation is purely informational enumeration. Confidence is high because the description clearly indicates a query/parse action with no destructive or executable components.

From the tool's definition 'Parse logman query providers' — the tool queries and lists ETW (Event Tracing for Windows) providers. 'logman query providers' is a read-only operation that enumerates available providers without modifying or executing anything.

The rule that runs list_etw_providers safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Procmon, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_etw_providers, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_etw_providers": {}
  }
}

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