Export scan results in specified format.
AI agents call export_scan_results to retrieve information from SpiderFoot MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Exporting scan results retrieves and formats existing data without modifying or deleting anything. It is fundamentally a read/query operation. Severity is medium because OSINT scan results can contain sensitive reconnaissance data about targets, and bulk export increases the risk of data exposure if misused.
From the tool's definition Export scan results in specified format
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Export scan results in specified format. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SpiderFoot MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SpiderFoot MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for export_scan_results: 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 SpiderFoot MCP Server. Nothing to install.
export_scan_results 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 export_scan_results 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 export_scan_results. 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.
export_scan_results is provided by the SpiderFoot MCP Server MCP server (marlinkcyber/spiderfoot-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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