Get the current external IP address of the machine.
AI agents call get_current_ip to retrieve information from VPN As A Service MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool merely queries and returns the current external IP address—a read-only information retrieval operation with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no destructive or financial implications. It poses minimal security risk even if misused by an agent, as it only exposes already-public network information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_current_ip' and description 'Get the current external IP address' indicate a query operation that retrieves information without modifying state or triggering external actions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the current external IP address of the machine. It is categorised as a Read tool in the VPN As A Service MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the VPN As A Service MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_current_ip: 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 VPN As A Service MCP. Nothing to install.
get_current_ip 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_current_ip 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_current_ip. 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_current_ip is provided by the VPN As A Service MCP server (nolaan/ai_vpn_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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