get_process_details
AI agents call get_process_details to retrieve information from Systems Manager without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves process metadata without modifying system state, placing it in the Read category. Severity is high rather than low because process details (arguments, environment variables, running user, memory/CPU usage) can expose sensitive information like API keys, credentials, or configuration secrets that could be exfiltrated by a compromised agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_process_details' indicates retrieval of process information. Description is empty, limiting direct evidence.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_process_details. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Systems Manager MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Systems Manager MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_process_details: 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 Systems Manager. Nothing to install.
get_process_details 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 get_process_details 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 get_process_details. 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.
get_process_details is provided by the Systems Manager MCP server (knuckles-team/systems-manager). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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