AI agents call list_vms to retrieve information from Mcp Utm without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about existing virtual machines and their current status. It performs no modifications, deletions, or executions—only data retrieval. This is a classic Read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an agent, as it cannot affect the state of any VMs or systems.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_vms' and description 'List all registered UTM virtual machines with their status' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all registered UTM virtual machines with their status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Utm MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Utm MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_vms: 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 Utm. Nothing to install.
list_vms 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 list_vms 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 list_vms. 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.
list_vms is provided by the Mcp Utm MCP server (neverprepared/mcp-utm). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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