List all containers with their status, names, and basic info
AI agents call docker_container_list to retrieve information from Docker MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves information about Docker containers without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is a pure read operation that returns container metadata. Low severity because listing containers does not alter state and exposure is limited to information disclosure about the local Docker environment.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'docker_container_list' and description states it 'List all containers with their status, names, and basic info' — a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all containers with their status, names, and basic info. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Docker MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Docker MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for docker_container_list: 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 Docker MCP. Nothing to install.
docker_container_list 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 docker_container_list 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 docker_container_list. 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.
docker_container_list is provided by the Docker MCP server (sondt2709/docker-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
docker_container_list is one line of Docker's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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