AI agents call get_process_info to retrieve information from Sysprobe without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves diagnostic information about a running process (command line, CPU/memory usage, thread count, open file descriptors) with no side effects. It performs a read-only query of system state. The server's description emphasizes a safety model where 'mutating actions' require explicit flags, and this tool exhibits none of those characteristics—it merely queries existing process information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_process_info' and description 'Detailed info for one PID: cmdline, cpu/mem, threads, open files' indicate retrieval of process metadata without modification or execution of commands.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Detailed info for one PID: cmdline, cpu/mem, threads, open files. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sysprobe MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sysprobe MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_process_info: 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 Sysprobe. Nothing to install.
get_process_info 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 get_process_info 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 get_process_info. 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.
get_process_info is provided by the Sysprobe MCP server (raindancer118/sysprobe-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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