AI agents call batchDownloadFiles to retrieve information from Mcp Ssh without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves/fetches files from a remote server without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. This is a read operation with minimal risk—the only concern is confidentiality of downloaded content, but the tool itself performs no destructive or executable operations. Severity is low because downloading files has predictable side effects limited to local storage.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'batchDownloadFiles' and description 'Downloads multiple files from a remote server' indicate data retrieval with no modification of remote state.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access batchDownloadFiles gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Ssh, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for batchDownloadFiles:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"batchDownloadFiles": {}
}
}batchDownloadFiles is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Downloads multiple files from a remote server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Ssh MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Ssh MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for batchDownloadFiles: 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 Mcp Ssh. Nothing to install.
batchDownloadFiles 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 batchDownloadFiles 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 batchDownloadFiles. 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.
batchDownloadFiles is provided by the Mcp Ssh MCP server (shuakami/mcp-ssh). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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