Get logs from a container
AI agents call container_logs to retrieve information from Docker 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 container logs for inspection and monitoring purposes. It performs a read-only query of existing log data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The severity is low as log retrieval poses minimal risk—logs are informational and cannot cause harm through viewing alone.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'container_logs' and description 'Get logs from a container' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get logs from a container. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Docker MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Docker MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for container_logs: 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 Server. Nothing to install.
container_logs 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 container_logs 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 container_logs. 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.
container_logs is provided by the Docker MCP Server MCP server (swartdraak/docker-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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