Browse available cloud providers and SKUs with live health checks. Use this before deploy_app to see which providers are online and what SKU sizes (e.g. docker-micro, docker-small) are available with pricing.
AI agents call browse_catalog to retrieve information from Manifest MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries live provider and SKU information with pricing data. It has no side effects, creates no transactions, executes no code, and makes no modifications. It is a pure read operation that precedes deployment decisions. The low severity reflects that misuse would only affect information gathering, not cause harm to systems or finances.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Browse available cloud providers and SKUs with live health checks' - uses 'browse' and explicitly serves an informational purpose to view provider availability and pricing without modifying or executing anything.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Browse available cloud providers and SKUs with live health checks. Use this before deploy_app to see which providers are online and what SKU sizes (e.g. docker-micro, docker-small) are available with pricing. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Manifest MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Manifest MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for browse_catalog: 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 Manifest MCP. Nothing to install.
browse_catalog 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 browse_catalog 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 browse_catalog. 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.
browse_catalog is provided by the Manifest MCP server (manifest-network/manifest-mcp-mono). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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