AI agents call get_software_by_alias to retrieve information from MITRE ATT&CK 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 information about software entities from the MITRE ATT&CK database using an alias parameter. It performs a read-only lookup with no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no destructive operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could retrieve unwanted threat intelligence information, but cannot alter the database or trigger external actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_software_by_alias' and description 'Get software by it's alias' indicate a retrieval operation that queries the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base without modifying data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_software_by_alias gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MITRE ATT&CK MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_software_by_alias:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_software_by_alias": {}
}
}get_software_by_alias is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get software by it's alias. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MITRE ATT&CK MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MITRE ATT&CK MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_software_by_alias: 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 MITRE ATT&CK MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_software_by_alias 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 get_software_by_alias 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 get_software_by_alias. 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.
get_software_by_alias is provided by the MITRE ATT&CK MCP Server MCP server (stoyky/mitre-attack-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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