get_aws_session_info
AI agents call get_aws_session_info to retrieve information from Awslabs Valkey without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves AWS session information, which is a read-only operation that queries metadata about the current or specified AWS session. No side effects, modifications, deletions, or financial operations are indicated. The lack of description prevents confirmation of exact scope, but the naming convention leaves high confidence it is a simple informational retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_aws_session_info' indicates retrieval of session information. The 'get_' prefix strongly suggests a read operation that queries existing data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_aws_session_info. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Awslabs Valkey MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Awslabs Valkey MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_aws_session_info: 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 Awslabs Valkey. Nothing to install.
get_aws_session_info 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 get_aws_session_info 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 get_aws_session_info. 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.
get_aws_session_info is provided by the Awslabs Valkey MCP server (awslabs.valkey-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.