Terminate a running Autopsy forensic server process using its PID.
AI agents invoke stop_autopsy to trigger actions in Pentester-MCP. 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.
While this is not destructive to data (it doesn't delete files), it is an Execute action because it triggers system-level process termination. The impact is reversible in that the Autopsy server can be restarted, but careless use could disrupt forensic investigations in progress.
From the tool's definition The tool terminates a running Autopsy forensic server process by PID. 'Terminate' indicates a direct action on a system process—killing a running process is an external operation whose effect depends on which PID is targeted.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access stop_autopsy 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 stop_autopsy:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"stop_autopsy": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "stop_autopsy_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}stop_autopsy stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Terminate a running Autopsy forensic server process using its PID. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Pentester-MCP MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Pentester- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for stop_autopsy: 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.
stop_autopsy is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the stop_autopsy 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 stop_autopsy. 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.
stop_autopsy 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.
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