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trivy

Runs Trivy vulnerability/misconfiguration scanner on container images, filesystems, or IaC configs. Returns structured vulnerability data with severity summary.

How to control trivy ↓

What trivy does on Make

AI agents invoke trivy to trigger actions in Make. 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.

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Why trivy needs a policy

This tool executes an external scanning process (Trivy) against specified targets. While it is read-only in nature (it scans and reports, doesn't modify), it actively runs a program that inspects container images, filesystems, or IaC configurations. The blast radius is medium because misuse could scan unintended targets or expose sensitive vulnerability information, but it doesn't modify or destroy data.

From the tool's definition Runs Trivy vulnerability/misconfiguration scanner on container images, filesystems, or IaC configs

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access trivy gives an agent:

How to control trivy

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Make, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for trivy:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "trivy": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "trivy_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

trivy stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Make — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about trivy

What does the trivy tool do? +

Runs Trivy vulnerability/misconfiguration scanner on container images, filesystems, or IaC configs. Returns structured vulnerability data with severity summary. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Make MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on trivy? +

Register the Make MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for trivy: 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 Make. Nothing to install.

What risk level is trivy? +

trivy is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit trivy? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the trivy 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.

How do I block trivy completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for trivy. 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.

What MCP server provides trivy? +

trivy is provided by the Make MCP server (Dave-London/Pare). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Make tool call.

Start from Make, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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