find_device_by_type
AI agents call find_device_by_type to retrieve information from Logic Analyzer AI MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves or queries available Logic Analyzer devices filtered by type, matching the Read category pattern. No side effects are implied by the name or functional context. Description is empty, which slightly lowers confidence, but the naming convention and sibling tool patterns provide sufficient context to classify this as a simple device discovery/lookup operation with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'find_device_by_type' and server context indicate a query/discovery operation. The sibling tools include 'get_available_devices' which is clearly a Read operation, and 'find_device_by_type' follows the same pattern of device enumeration without…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
find_device_by_type. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Logic Analyzer AI MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Logic Analyzer AI MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_device_by_type: 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 Logic Analyzer AI MCP. Nothing to install.
find_device_by_type 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 find_device_by_type 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 find_device_by_type. 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.
find_device_by_type is provided by the Logic Analyzer AI MCP server (michelebergo/logic-analyzer-ai-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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