List all configured SSH servers from the configuration file. This tool helps you discover available servers that you can use with other SSH tools. Returns: - List of server names - Number of configured servers - Status message Examples: - Use when:
AI agents call ssh_list_servers to retrieve information from SSH MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves and displays existing configuration data (list of server names, count, and status). It performs no write, delete, execute, or financial operations. The impact is limited to information disclosure about which servers are configured, which is a read-only operation with minimal risk in an SSH management context.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ssh_list_servers' and description 'List all configured SSH servers from the configuration file' indicates a query operation that retrieves and returns a list of server names and configuration metadata without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all configured SSH servers from the configuration file. This tool helps you discover available servers that you can use with other SSH tools. Returns: - List of server names - Number of configured servers - Status message Examples: - Use when:. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SSH MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SSH MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ssh_list_servers: 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 SSH MCP Server. Nothing to install.
ssh_list_servers 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 ssh_list_servers 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 ssh_list_servers. 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.
ssh_list_servers is provided by the SSH MCP Server MCP server (lazyst/agent-ssh). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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