Read the MySQL error log file content. (Requires file access privileges)
AI agents call mysql_show_error_log 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 retrieves and displays existing log file data without any side effects or modifications. The description clearly indicates a read-only operation that queries diagnostic information. While it requires file access privileges and could potentially expose sensitive information in error logs, the core functionality is passive data retrieval, making it a Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'show' and description explicitly states 'Read the MySQL error log file content' with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access mysql_show_error_log 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 mysql_show_error_log:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"mysql_show_error_log": {}
}
}mysql_show_error_log is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Read the MySQL error log file content. (Requires file access privileges). 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 mysql_show_error_log: 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.
mysql_show_error_log 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 mysql_show_error_log 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 mysql_show_error_log. 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.
mysql_show_error_log 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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