Collect evidence of download from a Windows host.
AI agents call windows_evidence_of_download 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.
This tool performs forensic evidence collection—a read-only operation that queries and retrieves download history and related artifacts from a Windows system. It does not modify, delete, execute code, or trigger external operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'windows_evidence_of_download' and description 'Collect evidence of download from a Windows host' indicate data retrieval and forensic analysis only. The verb 'collect' refers to gathering existing evidence without modification or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Collect evidence of download from a Windows host. 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_evidence_of_download: 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_evidence_of_download 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_evidence_of_download 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_evidence_of_download. 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_evidence_of_download 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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