Find all Veeam product entries that use a specific port number.
AI agents call search_by_port_number to retrieve information from Veeam Ports without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries static port requirement data without side effects. It falls squarely into the Read category—a lookup function that returns information about which Veeam products use a given port. The severity is low because misuse would only expose technical infrastructure documentation (standard port mappings), not enable unauthorized access, data deletion, code execution, or financial operations.
From the tool's definition Tool performs a search/query operation ('Find all Veeam product entries') against a reference database of port requirements. No modifications, deletions, or external operations are triggered.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Find all Veeam product entries that use a specific port number. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Veeam Ports MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Veeam Ports MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_by_port_number: 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 Veeam Ports. Nothing to install.
search_by_port_number 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 search_by_port_number 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 search_by_port_number. 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.
search_by_port_number is provided by the Veeam Ports MCP server (shapedthought/veeam-ports-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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