List Docker Compose services and their status
AI agents call compose_ps to retrieve information from MCP Container Tools without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool performs a query operation that retrieves and displays the current state of Docker Compose services. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute services. This is a read-only diagnostic operation, similar to running 'docker-compose ps' to inspect running containers.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'compose_ps' and description 'List Docker Compose services and their status' indicate retrieval of status information without modification or execution of commands.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List Docker Compose services and their status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Container Tools MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Container Tools MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for compose_ps: 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 Container Tools. Nothing to install.
compose_ps 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 compose_ps 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 compose_ps. 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.
compose_ps is provided by the MCP Container Tools MCP server (simseksem/mcp-container-tools). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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