Create a TheHive alert from NIDS findings. Includes observables (IPs, domains, hashes), severity, TLP marking, and alert description. Use after investigating suspicious activity in Zeek/Suricata logs.
AI agents use thehive_create_alert to create or update resources in Zeek — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Zeek environment.
This tool creates new records (alerts) in TheHive with structured data (observables, severity, TLP marking, description). It is reversible — alerts can be edited or deleted post-creation.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Create a TheHive alert' — the word 'Create' and the action of generating a new alert in TheHive (a security incident response platform) indicates data creation/modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Create a TheHive alert from NIDS findings. Includes observables (IPs, domains, hashes), severity, TLP marking, and alert description. Use after investigating suspicious activity in Zeek/Suricata logs. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Zeek MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Zeek MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for thehive_create_alert: 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 Zeek. Nothing to install.
thehive_create_alert is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the thehive_create_alert 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 thehive_create_alert. 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.
thehive_create_alert is provided by the Zeek MCP server (solomonneas/zeek-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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