# trivy_scan

A execute tool on the Pengstrike MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `trivy_scan`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/trivy-scan

## Facts

- Tool: `trivy_scan`
- Server: Pengstrike (`wangqiongpeng/pengstrike-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/wangqiongpeng/pengstrike-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "trivy_scan",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why trivy_scan is rated High

Trivy is a security scanning tool that executes active scans to detect vulnerabilities in container images, filesystems, repositories, and infrastructure. In the context of IntelliRecon (a security recon console with sibling tools like amass_scan, ai_vulnerability_assessment, and advanced_payload_generation), this tool almost certainly runs a Trivy scan against a target.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'trivy_scan' — Trivy is a well-known open-source vulnerability/security scanner that executes scans against targets, containers, or filesystems. Description is empty, lowering confidence."

## Use case

AI agents invoke trivy_scan 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Pengstrike:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "trivy_scan": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "trivy_scan_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Pengstrike (162)

- `cancel_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/cancel-task.md
- `clear_cache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/clear-cache.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/delete-file.md
- `advanced_payload_generation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/advanced-payload-generation.md
- `ai_generate_attack_suite` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/ai-generate-attack-suite.md
- `ai_generate_payload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/ai-generate-payload.md
- `ai_reconnaissance_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/ai-reconnaissance-workflow.md
- `ai_test_payload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/ai-test-payload.md
- `ai_vulnerability_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/ai-vulnerability-assessment.md
- `amass_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/amass-scan.md
- `angr_symbolic_execution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/angr-symbolic-execution.md
- `api_fuzzer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/api-fuzzer.md
- `arjun_parameter_discovery` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/arjun-parameter-discovery.md
- `arp_scan_discovery` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/arp-scan-discovery.md
- `autorecon_comprehensive` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/autorecon-comprehensive.md
- `autorecon_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/autorecon-scan.md
- `binwalk_analyze` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/binwalk-analyze.md
- `browser_agent_inspect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/browser-agent-inspect.md
- `bugbounty_authentication_bypass_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/bugbounty-authentication-bypass-testing.md
- `bugbounty_business_logic_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/bugbounty-business-logic-testing.md
- `bugbounty_comprehensive_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/bugbounty-comprehensive-assessment.md
- `bugbounty_file_upload_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/bugbounty-file-upload-testing.md
- `bugbounty_reconnaissance_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/bugbounty-reconnaissance-workflow.md
- `burpsuite_alternative_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/burpsuite-alternative-scan.md
- `burpsuite_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/burpsuite-scan.md
- `checkov_iac_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/checkov-iac-scan.md
- `clair_vulnerability_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/clair-vulnerability-scan.md
- `comprehensive_api_audit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/comprehensive-api-audit.md
- `create_attack_chain_ai` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/create-attack-chain-ai.md
- `dalfox_xss_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp/dalfox-xss-scan.md
- …and 132 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/pengstrike-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=pengstrike-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/pengstrike-mcp