masscan_high_speed

What masscan_high_speed does on Pengstrike

AI agents invoke masscan_high_speed to trigger actions in Pengstrike. 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.

Why masscan_high_speed is rated High

Masscan is a high-speed internet port scanner that actively sends packets across networks. Running it constitutes executing an external network operation with significant blast radius — it can trigger IDS/IPS alerts, violate terms of service, or constitute unauthorized scanning of third-party systems. The server context (IntelliRecon security recon console) reinforces that this tool performs active network scanning.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'masscan_high_speed' references Masscan, a well-known high-speed port scanner used for network reconnaissance and scanning. Empty description lowers confidence.

Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

The rule that runs masscan_high_speed safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Pengstrike, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For masscan_high_speed, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "masscan_high_speed": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "masscan_high_speed_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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