Finds Availible Windows artifacts. Generally paramaters that target filename regexs are more performant in NTFS queries: MFT, USN and can also be used to target top level folders. A Path glob is performant, and path regex is useful to specifically filter locations.
AI agents call list_windows_artifacts to retrieve information from Velociraptor MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or lists available Windows artifacts without side effects. It is purely informational, allowing users to discover what artifacts can be queried on Windows endpoints. No data is modified, deleted, or executed—only enumerated and returned. This is a typical Read operation in forensic triage workflows.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_windows_artifacts' and description states it 'Finds Available Windows artifacts.' The description discusses filtering mechanisms (filename regex, path glob, path regex) for querying, with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution…
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_windows_artifacts gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Velociraptor MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_windows_artifacts:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_windows_artifacts": {}
}
}list_windows_artifacts is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Finds Availible Windows artifacts. Generally paramaters that target filename regexs are more performant in NTFS queries: MFT, USN and can also be used to target top level folders. A Path glob is performant, and path regex is useful to specifically filter locations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Velociraptor MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Velociraptor MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_windows_artifacts: 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 Velociraptor MCP. Nothing to install.
list_windows_artifacts 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_windows_artifacts 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_windows_artifacts. 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_windows_artifacts is provided by the Velociraptor MCP server (mgreen27/mcp-velociraptor). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Velociraptor MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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