windows_autoruns
AI agents call windows_autoruns to retrieve information from Velociraptor MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Windows autoruns enumeration is a diagnostic read operation—it queries system startup configurations and persistence mechanisms without altering them. While the empty description introduces some uncertainty, the tool name, server purpose (forensics and incident response), and sibling tools (predominantly data collection operations) indicate this is a passive information-gathering tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'windows_autoruns' indicates retrieval of Windows autorun entries without modification. Sibling tools include read-only operations (client_info, collect_artifact, collect_file, get_collection_results) that establish the server's pattern of forensic…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
windows_autoruns. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Velociraptor MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Velociraptor MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for windows_autoruns: 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 Velociraptor MCP Server. Nothing to install.
windows_autoruns 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 windows_autoruns 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 windows_autoruns. 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.
windows_autoruns is provided by the Velociraptor MCP Server MCP server (snoe-findley/mcp-velociraptor). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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