windows_recycle_bin
AI agents call windows_recycle_bin 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.
The tool appears designed to collect or query Windows Recycle Bin artifacts for forensic analysis—a read-only operation that retrieves deleted file metadata without modifying or recovering deleted files themselves. While it could theoretically provide data useful for malicious purposes, the primary function is forensic data collection with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'windows_recycle_bin' suggests retrieval of Recycle Bin metadata/contents from Windows systems. No description provided, but naming pattern matches sibling tools like 'linux_arp_cache' and 'linux_bash_history' which are forensic data collection…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
windows_recycle_bin. 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_recycle_bin: 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_recycle_bin 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_recycle_bin 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_recycle_bin. 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_recycle_bin 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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