list_acl_rules

What list_acl_rules does on Ikuai

AI agents call list_acl_rules to retrieve information from Ikuai without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why list_acl_rules is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves ACL (access control list) rules from the router, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. However, severity is elevated to medium because ACL rules are security-critical configuration that could reveal network access policies and security posture to an AI agent, potentially enabling informed attacks or policy circumvention strategies.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_acl_rules' and description '列出 ACL 访问控制规则' (list ACL access control rules) indicate retrieval of existing access control configuration without modification.

The rule that runs list_acl_rules safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Ikuai, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_acl_rules, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_acl_rules": {}
  }
}

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