List security tools available in this Kali Linux container.
AI agents call list_available_tools to retrieve information from Kali Linux MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and displays available tools—a query operation that produces no modifications to the system, user data, or external resources. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an AI agent learning what tools exist poses no direct harm. Classification as Read is appropriate.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_available_tools' and description 'List security tools available in this Kali Linux container' indicate a read-only enumeration operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_available_tools gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Kali Linux MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_available_tools:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_available_tools": {}
}
}list_available_tools is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List security tools available in this Kali Linux container. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kali Linux MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kali Linux MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_available_tools: 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 Kali Linux MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_available_tools 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 list_available_tools 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 list_available_tools. 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.
list_available_tools is provided by the Kali Linux MCP Server MCP server (marklechner/kali-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Kali Linux MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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