Legacy compatibility - Get systemd services status from Linux host
AI agents call get_services to retrieve information from SSH MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the status of systemd services, which is a non-destructive read operation. It queries system state without side effects, making it a Read category tool. Severity is low because service status information is generally non-sensitive and the operation cannot cause harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_services' and description 'Get systemd services status' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves service status information without modifying or executing anything.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Legacy compatibility - Get systemd services status from Linux host. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SSH MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SSH MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_services: 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 SSH MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_services 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_services 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_services. 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_services is provided by the SSH MCP Server MCP server (inframcp/ssh-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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