Uses the SSDP protocol to discover devices and services on the local network
AI agents invoke discover_neighbors_ssdp to trigger actions in SeldomMaster. 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 actively executes network discovery operations using the SSDP protocol, probing the local network for devices and services. It is not a passive read — it initiates network traffic and interactions with potentially sensitive local infrastructure. Given the server's stated purpose of 'local network hacking,' misuse could expose internal network topology and vulnerable IoT/UPnP devices.
From the tool's definition 'Uses the SSDP protocol to discover devices and services on the local network' — actively sends SSDP network probes and triggers external network operations
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access discover_neighbors_ssdp gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and SeldomMaster, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for discover_neighbors_ssdp:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"discover_neighbors_ssdp": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "discover_neighbors_ssdp_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}discover_neighbors_ssdp 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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Uses the SSDP protocol to discover devices and services on the local network. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the SeldomMaster MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the SeldomMaster MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for discover_neighbors_ssdp: 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 SeldomMaster. Nothing to install.
discover_neighbors_ssdp 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 discover_neighbors_ssdp 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 discover_neighbors_ssdp. 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.
discover_neighbors_ssdp is provided by the SeldomMaster MCP server (paralax/seldommonster). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from SeldomMaster, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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