get_aws_session_info
AI agents call get_aws_session_info to retrieve information from Amazon MQ MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves AWS session information, which is a read operation with no side effects. Although the description is empty (lowering confidence slightly), the naming convention 'get_' is a standard indicator of retrieval operations. Session info queries are typically informational and cannot modify AWS resources or trigger external operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_aws_session_info' indicates retrieval of session information. Description is empty, limiting direct evidence, but the 'get_' prefix strongly suggests a read-only query operation that retrieves AWS session metadata without modifying state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_aws_session_info. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Amazon MQ MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Amazon MQ MCP Server 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 Amazon MQ MCP Server. 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 Amazon MQ MCP Server MCP server (awslabs.amazon-mq-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.