List hosts in an AAP inventory.
AI agents call aap_list_hosts to retrieve information from AAP MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing hosts from an Ansible Automation Platform inventory without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read-only information lookup with no side effects or blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'aap_list_hosts' and description 'List hosts in an AAP inventory' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List hosts in an AAP inventory. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AAP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AAP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for aap_list_hosts: 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 AAP MCP Server. Nothing to install.
aap_list_hosts 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 aap_list_hosts 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 aap_list_hosts. 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.
aap_list_hosts is provided by the AAP MCP Server MCP server (srinivassrinu842/aap-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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