AI agents call diagnose_profile to retrieve information from Ssh without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool reads and validates profile configuration data locally without establishing any SSH connection or performing any side effects. It is purely a diagnostic/inspection operation. Severity is low since it explicitly avoids exposing secrets and makes no external connections.
From the tool's definition Check profile configuration without opening an SSH connection or exposing secrets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Check profile configuration without opening an SSH connection or exposing secrets. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ssh MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ssh MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for diagnose_profile: 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. Nothing to install.
diagnose_profile 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 diagnose_profile 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 diagnose_profile. 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.
diagnose_profile is provided by the Ssh MCP server (sc-ml-cmd/ssh-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
diagnose_profile is one line of Ssh's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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