la_help
AI agents call la_help to retrieve information from Logic Analyzer without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool name suggests a help/documentation lookup function, which is a read-only operation. However, the empty description lowers confidence significantly. Given the context of a logic analyzer server, a help tool most likely returns usage information without modifying any state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'la_help' and empty description; 'help' conventionally retrieves documentation or usage information with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
la_help. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Logic Analyzer MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Logic Analyzer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for la_help: 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 Logic Analyzer. Nothing to install.
la_help 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 la_help 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 la_help. 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.
la_help is provided by the Logic Analyzer MCP server (sandraschi/logic-analyzer-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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