Get list of installed programs from Windows registry.
AI agents call get_installed_programs to retrieve information from Mcp Windows without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation to enumerate installed programs. It queries the Windows registry but does not execute code, modify system state, or delete data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could at most discover what software is installed, which is low-sensitivity information on most systems. No side effects or irreversible actions are possible.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_installed_programs' and description 'Get list of installed programs from Windows registry' indicate a query operation that retrieves data from the registry without modification or execution.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_installed_programs gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Windows, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_installed_programs:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_installed_programs": {}
}
}get_installed_programs is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get list of installed programs from Windows registry. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Windows MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Windows MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_installed_programs: 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 Mcp Windows. Nothing to install.
get_installed_programs 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_installed_programs 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_installed_programs. 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_installed_programs is provided by the Mcp Windows MCP server (mukul975/mcp-windows-automation). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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