ssh_list_hosts
AI agents call ssh_list_hosts to retrieve information from Mcp Ssh Live without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool appears to retrieve or enumerate SSH hosts available for connection, which is a read operation. However, the empty description introduces uncertainty. Confidence is reduced due to lack of explicit description, but the 'list' prefix and context within an SSH management tool suite strongly suggest information retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ssh_list_hosts' combined with server description context indicating host/connection management. The 'list' verb and naming pattern align with querying available SSH hosts/connections without modifying them.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
ssh_list_hosts. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Ssh Live MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Ssh Live MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ssh_list_hosts: 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 Ssh Live. Nothing to install.
ssh_list_hosts 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 ssh_list_hosts 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 ssh_list_hosts. 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.
ssh_list_hosts is provided by the Mcp Ssh Live MCP server (pmboxbiz/mcp-ssh-live). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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