# gau_discovery

A read tool on the Intellirecon Console MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `gau_discovery`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/gau-discovery

## Facts

- Tool: `gau_discovery`
- Server: Intellirecon Console (`dokotela021/intellirecon-console`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/dokotela021/intellirecon-console
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why gau_discovery is rated Low

GAU (Google Analytics URL discovery) passively retrieves URL/endpoint information from public sources without modifying, executing code, or deleting data. In the context of a security recon tool, it performs data retrieval and enumeration (Read category). Severity is medium because it gathers intelligence that can inform subsequent attacks, but the tool itself has no direct destructive capability.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'gau_discovery' suggests GoogleAnalyticsURL discovery, a passive reconnaissance technique for enumerating URLs and endpoints. The description is empty, limiting certainty."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Intellirecon Console:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "gau_discovery": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Intellirecon Console (168)

- `clear_cache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/clear-cache.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/delete-file.md
- `advanced_payload_generation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/advanced-payload-generation.md
- `ai_generate_attack_suite` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/ai-generate-attack-suite.md
- `ai_generate_payload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/ai-generate-payload.md
- `ai_reconnaissance_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/ai-reconnaissance-workflow.md
- `ai_test_payload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/ai-test-payload.md
- `ai_vulnerability_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/ai-vulnerability-assessment.md
- `amass_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/amass-scan.md
- `angr_symbolic_execution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/angr-symbolic-execution.md
- `api_fuzzer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/api-fuzzer.md
- `arjun_parameter_discovery` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/arjun-parameter-discovery.md
- `arp_scan_discovery` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/arp-scan-discovery.md
- `autorecon_comprehensive` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/autorecon-comprehensive.md
- `autorecon_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/autorecon-scan.md
- `binwalk_analyze` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/binwalk-analyze.md
- `browser_agent_inspect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/browser-agent-inspect.md
- `bugbounty_authentication_bypass_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/bugbounty-authentication-bypass-testing.md
- `bugbounty_business_logic_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/bugbounty-business-logic-testing.md
- `bugbounty_comprehensive_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/bugbounty-comprehensive-assessment.md
- `bugbounty_file_upload_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/bugbounty-file-upload-testing.md
- `bugbounty_reconnaissance_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/bugbounty-reconnaissance-workflow.md
- `burpsuite_alternative_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/burpsuite-alternative-scan.md
- `burpsuite_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/burpsuite-scan.md
- `checkov_iac_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/checkov-iac-scan.md
- `clair_vulnerability_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/clair-vulnerability-scan.md
- `comprehensive_api_audit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/comprehensive-api-audit.md
- `create_attack_chain_ai` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/create-attack-chain-ai.md
- `dalfox_xss_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/dalfox-xss-scan.md
- `dirb_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console/dirb-scan.md
- …and 138 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/intellirecon-console.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=intellirecon-console · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/intellirecon-console