# autorecon_scan

A execute tool on the Hexstrike Ai MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `autorecon_scan`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/autorecon-scan

## Facts

- Tool: `autorecon_scan`
- Server: Hexstrike Ai (`0x4m4/hexstrike-ai`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0x4m4/hexstrike-ai
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "autorecon_scan",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why autorecon_scan is rated High

AutoRecon is a well-known automated multi-threaded network reconnaissance tool that runs numerous active scanning and enumeration tools against targets. Despite the empty description, the tool name combined with the server context (offensive security, pentesting, automated scanning) strongly indicates this executes active network reconnaissance scans against external targets.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'autorecon_scan' on a server explicitly described as running '150+ cybersecurity tools for automated pentesting, vulnerability discovery, bug bounty automation'. Sibling tools include reconnaissance workflows and vulnerability assessments."

## Use case

AI agents invoke autorecon_scan to trigger actions in Hexstrike Ai. 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Hexstrike Ai:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "autorecon_scan": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "autorecon_scan_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Hexstrike Ai (149)

- `clear_cache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/clear-cache.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/delete-file.md
- `advanced_payload_generation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/advanced-payload-generation.md
- `ai_generate_attack_suite` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/ai-generate-attack-suite.md
- `ai_generate_payload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/ai-generate-payload.md
- `ai_reconnaissance_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/ai-reconnaissance-workflow.md
- `ai_test_payload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/ai-test-payload.md
- `ai_vulnerability_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/ai-vulnerability-assessment.md
- `amass_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/amass-scan.md
- `angr_symbolic_execution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/angr-symbolic-execution.md
- `api_fuzzer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/api-fuzzer.md
- `arjun_parameter_discovery` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/arjun-parameter-discovery.md
- `arjun_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/arjun-scan.md
- `arp_scan_discovery` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/arp-scan-discovery.md
- `autorecon_comprehensive` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/autorecon-comprehensive.md
- `binwalk_analyze` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/binwalk-analyze.md
- `browser_agent_inspect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/browser-agent-inspect.md
- `bugbounty_authentication_bypass_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/bugbounty-authentication-bypass-testing.md
- `bugbounty_business_logic_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/bugbounty-business-logic-testing.md
- `bugbounty_comprehensive_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/bugbounty-comprehensive-assessment.md
- `bugbounty_file_upload_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/bugbounty-file-upload-testing.md
- `bugbounty_osint_gathering` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/bugbounty-osint-gathering.md
- `bugbounty_reconnaissance_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/bugbounty-reconnaissance-workflow.md
- `bugbounty_vulnerability_hunting` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/bugbounty-vulnerability-hunting.md
- `burpsuite_alternative_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/burpsuite-alternative-scan.md
- `burpsuite_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/burpsuite-scan.md
- `checkov_iac_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/checkov-iac-scan.md
- `clair_vulnerability_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/clair-vulnerability-scan.md
- `comprehensive_api_audit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/comprehensive-api-audit.md
- `create_attack_chain_ai` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai/create-attack-chain-ai.md
- …and 119 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/hexstrike-ai.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=hexstrike-ai · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/hexstrike-ai