Start tracking aircraft via ADS-B on 1090 MHz using dump1090
AI agents invoke aviation_track_aircraft to trigger actions in AetherLink SDR MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
This tool triggers execution of dump1090 (or similar ADS-B decoder) to actively monitor and decode aviation signals. While signal reception itself is read-like, the tool actively starts an external process/operation whose effects (continuous monitoring, resource consumption, network interactions) depend on runtime arguments and system state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'aviation_track_aircraft' with description stating 'Start tracking aircraft via ADS-B on 1090 MHz using dump1090' indicates initiation of an external radio signal monitoring operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access aviation_track_aircraft gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AetherLink SDR MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for aviation_track_aircraft:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"aviation_track_aircraft": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "aviation_track_aircraft_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}aviation_track_aircraft stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Start tracking aircraft via ADS-B on 1090 MHz using dump1090. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the AetherLink SDR MCP MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the AetherLink SDR MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for aviation_track_aircraft: 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 AetherLink SDR MCP. Nothing to install.
aviation_track_aircraft is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the aviation_track_aircraft 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 aviation_track_aircraft. 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.
aviation_track_aircraft is provided by the AetherLink SDR MCP server (n-erickson/aetherlink-sdr-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from AetherLink SDR 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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