# workflow_execute

执行测试工作流

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `workflow_execute`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/workflow-execute

## Facts

- Tool: `workflow_execute`
- Server: Kali Security MCP (`seac-25/kali-security-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/SeaC-25/Kali-Security-MCP
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "workflow_execute",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why workflow_execute is rated High

This tool executes security testing workflows within the Kali Linux framework. While labeled as a security tool, from an AI safety perspective, workflow_execute has critical blast radius: an AI agent given access could automatically trigger penetration tests, SQL injection attempts, command injection tests, and network attacks against systems without proper authorization or human oversight.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'workflow_execute' combined with description '执行测试工作流' (Execute test workflow) in the Kali Security MCP context indicates execution of automated penetration testing workflows."

## Use case

AI agents invoke workflow_execute to trigger actions in Kali Security MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Kali Security MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "workflow_execute": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "workflow_execute_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Kali Security MCP (193)

- `adaptive_cmdi_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/adaptive-cmdi-test.md
- `adaptive_create_execution_context` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/adaptive-create-execution-context.md
- `adaptive_execute_strategy` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/adaptive-execute-strategy.md
- `adaptive_intelligent_orchestration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/adaptive-intelligent-orchestration.md
- `adaptive_network_penetration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/adaptive-network-penetration.md
- `adaptive_sqli_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/adaptive-sqli-test.md
- `adaptive_web_penetration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/adaptive-web-penetration.md
- `adaptive_xss_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/adaptive-xss-test.md
- `add_chain_step` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/add-chain-step.md
- `agent_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/agent-run.md
- `aircrack_attack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/aircrack-attack.md
- `apt_comprehensive_attack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/apt-comprehensive-attack.md
- `apt_network_penetration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/apt-network-penetration.md
- `apt_web_application_attack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/apt-web-application-attack.md
- `arp_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/arp-scan.md
- `auth_bypass_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/auth-bypass-test.md
- `authorized_comprehensive_security_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/authorized-comprehensive-security-assessment.md
- `authorized_controlled_validation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/authorized-controlled-validation.md
- `authorized_credential_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/authorized-credential-assessment.md
- `authorized_environment_review` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/authorized-environment-review.md
- `authorized_injection_verification` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/authorized-injection-verification.md
- `authorized_network_exposure_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/authorized-network-exposure-assessment.md
- `authorized_template_validation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/authorized-template-validation.md
- `authorized_web_application_assessment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/authorized-web-application-assessment.md
- `auto_reverse_analyze` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/auto-reverse-analyze.md
- `bandit_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/bandit-scan.md
- `bettercap_attack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/bettercap-attack.md
- `browser_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/browser-click.md
- `browser_close_session` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/browser-close-session.md
- `browser_execute_js` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp/browser-execute-js.md
- …and 163 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/seac-25-kali-security-mcp.md

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=seac-25-kali-security-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/seac-25-kali-security-mcp