# test_cloud Run cloud security assessment. Providers: aws, azure, gcp Tests for: Misconfigurations, exposed secrets, overly permissive IAM, vulnerable services, and privilege escalation paths. Recommended (secure): pass auth_profile = name of a profile that references the cloud credential (env var, op://, vault path, AWS-SM ARN). Deprecated (insecure, removed in 0.11): credentials dict literal. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `test_cloud`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-cloud ## Facts - Tool: `test_cloud` - Server: Pentest Ai (`0xsteph/pentest-ai`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai.md - Homepage: https://github.com/0xSteph/pentest-ai - Risk category: Execute (High risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "test_cloud", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why test_cloud is rated High This tool actively executes security assessment operations against cloud infrastructure using real credentials. It runs external tools and probes live cloud environments (IAM, services, secrets) for vulnerabilities. On a pentesting server explicitly designed for 'autonomous pentests' with 'real security tools,' this constitutes active execution against potentially sensitive cloud infrastructure. From the tool's own definition: "'Run cloud security assessment' testing for 'Misconfigurations, exposed secrets, overly permissive IAM, vulnerable services, and privilege escalation paths' across AWS, Azure, GCP providers" ## Use case AI agents invoke test_cloud to trigger actions in Pentest Ai. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Pentest Ai: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "test_cloud": { "limits": [ { "counter": "test_cloud_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Pentest Ai (50) - `kill_process` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/kill-process.md - `authenticated_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/authenticated-scan.md - `builtin_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/builtin-scan.md - `ensure_tools_installed` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/ensure-tools-installed.md - `http_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/http-request.md - `plan_tools` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/plan-tools.md - `resume_engagement` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/resume-engagement.md - `run_probe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/run-probe.md - `run_recon` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/run-recon.md - `run_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/run-tool.md - `scan_dns_builtin` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/scan-dns-builtin.md - `scan_ports_builtin` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/scan-ports-builtin.md - `select_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/select-agent.md - `start_campaign` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/start-campaign.md - `start_engagement` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/start-engagement.md - `test_active_directory` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-active-directory.md - `test_api_security` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-api-security.md - `test_credentials` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-credentials.md - `test_mobile` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-mobile.md - `test_privesc` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-privesc.md - `test_social_engineering` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-social-engineering.md - `test_vulnerabilities` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-vulnerabilities.md - `test_web_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-web-app.md - `test_wireless` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/test-wireless.md - `validate_finding` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/validate-finding.md - `browser_inspect` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/browser-inspect.md - `discover_attack_chains` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/discover-attack-chains.md - `get_attack_chains` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/get-attack-chains.md - `get_campaign_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/get-campaign-summary.md - `get_config` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai/get-config.md - …and 20 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xsteph-pentest-ai.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0xsteph-pentest-ai · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xsteph-pentest-ai