[Sessions] List applications in a session's traffic profile.
AI agents call sessions_get_applications to retrieve information from CyPerf MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a read-only operation that queries and retrieves information about applications configured in a traffic profile. It has no capability to modify, delete, or execute operations. The verb 'List' and 'get' both indicate data retrieval only. Severity is low because misuse would only expose configuration information without affecting running tests or network operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'List applications in a session's traffic profile' - a pure query operation that retrieves data without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
[Sessions] List applications in a session's traffic profile. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CyPerf MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the CyPerf MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sessions_get_applications: 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 CyPerf MCP Server. Nothing to install.
sessions_get_applications 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 sessions_get_applications 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 sessions_get_applications. 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.
sessions_get_applications is provided by the CyPerf MCP Server MCP server (keysight/cyperf-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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