Get full description of a pod including events
AI agents call k8s_describe_pod to retrieve information from Kubernetes 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 queries pod information (description and events) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It has no side effects and falls clearly into the Read category. Severity is low because information disclosure about pod configurations carries minimal blast radius compared to write or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'k8s_describe_pod' and description 'Get full description of a pod including events' indicate retrieval of pod metadata and status information without modification or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get full description of a pod including events. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kubernetes MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kubernetes MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for k8s_describe_pod: 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 Kubernetes MCP Server. Nothing to install.
k8s_describe_pod 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 k8s_describe_pod 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 k8s_describe_pod. 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.
k8s_describe_pod is provided by the Kubernetes MCP Server MCP server (mjrestivo16/mcp-kubernetes). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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