Get full detailed results for a specific scan by its ID.
AI agents call get_scan_results to retrieve information from MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves existing scan results based on a scan ID parameter. It is a read-only operation with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no destructive capabilities. The low severity reflects that retrieving scan vulnerability reports has minimal blast radius—the data already exists and the tool merely surfaces it to the user.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_scan_results' and description states 'Get full detailed results for a specific scan by its ID.' This is a retrieval operation that queries and returns scan results without modifying, executing, or deleting data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get full detailed results for a specific scan by its ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_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 MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner. Nothing to install.
get_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 get_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 get_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.
get_scan_results is provided by the MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner MCP server (pypi:mcpampel). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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