Sync all PCAP files from GitHub to the local workspace. Downloads all .pcap/.pcapng files from the configured repo path. Skips files that are already synced with matching size. Uses GitHub credentials from MCP headers.
AI agents call wireshark_sync_all_pcaps to retrieve information from Wireshark MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool is fundamentally a data retrieval operation that synchronizes PCAP files from a remote repository to a local workspace. It has no side effects on the source data, does not execute code or commands based on user input, does not delete or destroy data, and does not involve financial transactions.
From the tool's definition The tool 'wireshark_sync_all_pcaps' performs a one-directional download operation: 'Downloads all .pcap/.pcapng files from the configured repo path.' It includes logic to skip already-synced files ('Skips files that are already synced with matching size'),…
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Sync all PCAP files from GitHub to the local workspace. Downloads all .pcap/.pcapng files from the configured repo path. Skips files that are already synced with matching size. Uses GitHub credentials from MCP headers. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Wireshark MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Wireshark MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for wireshark_sync_all_pcaps: 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 Wireshark MCP Server. Nothing to install.
wireshark_sync_all_pcaps 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 wireshark_sync_all_pcaps 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 wireshark_sync_all_pcaps. 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.
wireshark_sync_all_pcaps is provided by the Wireshark MCP Server MCP server (presidio-federal/wireshark-mcp-container). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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