Retrieve recent security alerts from the runtime sensor.
AI agents call get_security_alerts to retrieve information from Security-Use MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation—retrieving/querying security alert data from an existing sensor. It has no side effects on systems, infrastructure, or data. While the security domain context is sensitive, the tool itself is informational and low-risk. Blast radius is limited to information disclosure only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_security_alerts' and description 'Retrieve recent security alerts from the runtime sensor' indicate data retrieval with no modification or execution of external operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve recent security alerts from the runtime sensor. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Security-Use MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Security-Use MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_security_alerts: 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 Security-Use MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_security_alerts 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_security_alerts 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_security_alerts. 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_security_alerts is provided by the Security-Use MCP Server MCP server (security-use/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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