list_remote_clients

What list_remote_clients does on Claude C2

AI agents call list_remote_clients to retrieve information from Claude C2 without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why list_remote_clients is rated Low

This tool retrieves/queries information about remote clients without modifying state. However, the 'medium' severity reflects that the information exposed (list of connected remote clients) could be sensitive reconnaissance data useful for lateral movement or privilege escalation in an adversarial context, particularly given the context of other tools on this server (amsi_bypass, bypassuac, defender_exclude)…

From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate retrieval of connected client information: 'List all connected remote clients'. The description uses 'List', a read operation verb, and contains no language suggesting modification, deletion, or execution.

The rule that runs list_remote_clients safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Claude C2, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_remote_clients, this is the rule to start with:

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

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