waybackurls_discovery
A read tool on the Intellirecon Console MCP server.
This record as markdown: /tools/intellirecon-console/waybackurls-discovery.md
What waybackurls_discovery does on Intellirecon Console
AI agents call waybackurls_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.
Why waybackurls_discovery is rated Low
This appears to be a reconnaissance tool that queries historical URL data (likely from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine) to discover endpoints. While it gathers intelligence about a target, it performs passive information retrieval with no side effects—no data is modified, deleted, or executed.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'discovery' and '_urls' suggesting it retrieves historical URL records; no description provided to confirm, but typical waybackurls tools query the Wayback Machine API to list archived URLs for a target domain.
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The rule that runs waybackurls_discovery safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Intellirecon Console, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For waybackurls_discovery, this is the rule to start with:
waybackurls_discovery 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 Intellirecon Console, apply this rule, and every waybackurls_discovery call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about waybackurls_discovery
waybackurls_discovery is a read tool on the Intellirecon Console MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Intellirecon Console MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Intellirecon Console MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for waybackurls_discovery: 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 Intellirecon Console. Nothing to install.
waybackurls_discovery 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 waybackurls_discovery 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 waybackurls_discovery. 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.
waybackurls_discovery is provided by the Intellirecon Console MCP server (dokotela021/intellirecon-console). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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