Lists all available plugins that Nikto can use to perform security checks.
AI agents call list_nikto_plugins to retrieve information from Pentester-MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs information retrieval only. It returns a list of available plugins for the Nikto security scanner but does not execute vulnerability scans, modify configurations, or trigger any side effects. While the server context involves penetration testing tools, this specific tool is purely read-only and poses minimal risk - it simply enumerates what plugins are available, similar to a help or list command.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Lists all available plugins' - a query/enumeration operation that retrieves information about Nikto's capabilities without executing any checks or modifying data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_nikto_plugins gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Pentester-MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_nikto_plugins:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_nikto_plugins": {}
}
}list_nikto_plugins is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
Free to start. No card required.
Lists all available plugins that Nikto can use to perform security checks. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pentester-MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pentester- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_nikto_plugins: 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 Pentester-MCP. Nothing to install.
list_nikto_plugins 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 list_nikto_plugins 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 list_nikto_plugins. 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.
list_nikto_plugins is provided by the Pentester- MCP server (halilkirazkaya/pentester-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Pentester-MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
Free to start. No card required.
337 Pentester-MCP tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.