create_scan_summary
A read tool on the Hexstrike Ai MCP server.
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What create_scan_summary does on Hexstrike Ai
AI agents call create_scan_summary to retrieve information from Hexstrike Ai without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why create_scan_summary is rated Low
The name suggests aggregating or summarizing existing scan results, which is a read/reporting operation. However, the description is empty, lowering confidence. Given the offensive security context of the server (pentesting, vulnerability discovery), there is some possibility it triggers or consolidates active scan data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_scan_summary' — description is empty and uninformative.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs create_scan_summary safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Hexstrike Ai, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_scan_summary, this is the rule to start with:
create_scan_summary is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Hexstrike Ai, apply this rule, and every create_scan_summary call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about create_scan_summary
create_scan_summary is a read tool on the Hexstrike Ai MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hexstrike Ai MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Hexstrike Ai MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_scan_summary: 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 Hexstrike Ai. Nothing to install.
create_scan_summary 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 create_scan_summary 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 create_scan_summary. 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.
create_scan_summary is provided by the Hexstrike Ai MCP server (0x4m4/hexstrike-ai). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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